“The path of development is a journey of discovery that is clear only in retrospect, and it’s rarely a straight line.”

“The miracle of children is that we just don’t know how they will change or who they will become.”

“By loving them for more than their abilities we show our children that they are much more than the sum of their accomplishments.”

“Potential is not an endpoint but a capacity to grow and learn.”

“Tell me the truth. When you were a kid, did you always color inside the lines?”"Coloring in the lines is the whole point. That’s why they have lines,” I said.“That’s where you’re wrong. The lines are there just to hold you in. Like a prison. Think what you might have created if there hadn’t been any lines.”

“Never be afraid to tread the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps.”

“Just because we cannot see clearly te end of the road, that is no reason for not setting out on the essential journey.”