(In schools) There is an emphasis on doing things right rather on doing the right things.

- Thomas J. Sergiovanni

Systems of schooling are over managed and under led.

- Thomas J. Sergiovanni

The heart and soul of school culture is what people believe, the assumptions they make about how school works.

- Thomas J. Sergiovanni

(We need) leadership that is tough enough to demand a great deal from everyone, and leadership that is tender enough to encourage the heart.

- Thomas J. Sergiovanni