Development Quotes

"We need to place a high premium on talents" "I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers" "The beginnings of all things are small" "All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise" "We are launched on trajectories that are largely determined by the accidents of our first few years of life." "The power to question is the basis of all human progress" "Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be" "Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level." "We are comfortable planting seeds and waiting for them to grow into trees." "Change is difficult but often essential to survival." "The intellect is born young and grows old. That is the tragedy of life." "I love being pushed out of my comfort zone" "Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel" "We should not just consume hydrocarbon fuel but use it to develop our economy, improve the quality of life of our people and diversify the structure of our economy" "We must grasp the new phase of development and implement the new development concept" "Development is the key to solving all problems" "We are morphing so fast that our ability to invent new things outpaces the rate we can civilize them." "I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." "I learn from everything I do" "The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power"