A woman who walks away from the promise of power finds the strength to forgive – and saves her friendship, her marriage, and her sanity. The world is… - Malcolm Gladwell

I feel I change my mind all the time. And I sort of feel that's your responsibility as a person, as a human being – to constantly be updating your positions on as many things as possible. And if you don't contradict yourself on a regular basis, then you're not thinking.

Innovators have to be open. They have to be able to imagine things that others cannot and to be willing to challenge their own preconceptions.

In the past generation, the American educational system has decided not to seek the very best teachers, give them lots of kids to teach, and pay them more — which would help children the most. It has decided to hire every teacher it can get its hands on and pay them less.