"The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it."

"I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning."

"In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?"

"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change."

"It is a quiet truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old."

"I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments."

"If you've ever made change in the offering plate, you might be a redneck."