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" The biggest communities in which young people now reside are online communities. "

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" I am knowledgeable enough about the world of prizes to realize that there is a large degree of luck - both for the recognitions that you receive and those that you did not. "

" Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit. "

" The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether it's Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have professional teachers who are respected, and they also have family and community which support learning. "

" I need to add that my work on multiple intelligences received a huge boost in 1995 when Daniel Goleman published his book on emotional intelligence. I am often confused with Dan. Initially, though Dan and I are longtime friends, this confusion irritated me. "

" By nature, I am not an optimist, though I try to act as if I am. "

" I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of good work and good citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement. "

" If we were to abandon concern for what is true, what is false, and what remains indeterminate, the world would be totally chaotic. Even those who deny the importance of truth, on the one hand, are quick to jump on anyone who is caught lying. "

" While I've worked on many topics and written many books, I have not abandoned my interest in multiple intelligences. "

" Well, if storytelling is important, then your narrative ability, or your ability to put into words or use what someone else has put into words effectively, is important too. "

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" If I know you're very good in music, I can predict with just about zero accuracy whether you're going to be good or bad in other things. "

" I align myself with almost all researchers in assuming that anything we do is a composite of whatever genetic limitations were given to us by our parents and whatever kinds of environmental opportunities are available. "

" Til 1983, I wrote primarily for other psychologists and expected that they would be the principal audience for my book. "

" Kids go to school and college and get through, but they don't seem to really care about using their minds. School doesn't have the kind of long term positive impact that it should. "

" A lot of knowledge in any kind of an organization is what we call task knowledge. These are things that people who have been there a long time understand are important, but they may not know how to talk about them. It's often called the culture of the organization. "

" Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences. "