There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison. |
To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education. |
Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, or perhaps later in life, yes when we should say no. |
We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives. |
We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. |
We Learn . . . 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we see and hear 70% of what we discuss 80% of what we experience 95% of what we teach others. |
We may be up against a stone wall, but we don't have to bloody our heads against it unless we choose to. |
What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now . . . |
When we label anyone "bad", we will have more trouble dealing with him than if we could have settled for a lesser label. |