Ken Robinson

An aptitude is a natural facility for something. It is an intuitive feel or a grasp of what that thing is, how it works, and how to use it

The fact is, though, that the job you took because it “pays the bills” could easily move offshore in the coming decade. If you have never learned to think creatively and to explore your true capacity, what will you do then?

The Element has two main features, and there are two conditions for being in it. The features are aptitude and passion. The conditions are attitude and opportunity.

Often we need other people to help us recognize our real talents. Often we can help other people to discover theirs

Part of the problem with identifying the things we take for granted is that we don’t know what they are because we take them for granted in the first place

One of the enemies of creativity and innovation, especially in relation to our own development, is common sense.

“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never produce anything original.”

if I didn’t have to worry about making a living or what others thought of me—what am I most drawn to doing?

it is only by interacting with other people that you get anything interesting done