A biography for Howard Gardnerhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“By nature, I am not an optimist, though I try to act as if I am.”
“Since the dawn of civilization, markets have been ubiquitous. Many of us have benefited from their focus and efficiency. Yet two widely held beliefs - that markets are best left unregulated and that markets are inherently benign - are naive and outdated.”
“I favor a system where students in publicly funded institutions make a commitment: if they do well in the private sector, they will revert a certain percentage of their income to the education sector; and if they devote some years to public service, their debt will be forgiven.”
“The biggest communities in which young people now reside are online communities.”
“Stories are the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal”