The development of attention in childhood is a foundation for self-regulation and academic achievement.

In the world of computation, complexity is not an enemy, but a challenge to be understood and mastered.

The more personal the art, the more universal it becomes.

Education is one of the most powerful tools for reducing inequality.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

In fiction, the truth is often more believable than fact.