"We don’t really care about test scores. We care about adult outcomes."

“A problem becomes a problem only if you believe it to be so. And often others see you as you see yourself.”

Source : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2009). “The Palace of Illusions: A Novel”, p.9, Anchor

“We call the heroes of the past heroes of production.We feel entitled to call the present day magazine heroes 'idols ofconsumption'.Indeed, almosteveryoneofthem is directly, or indirectly, related to the sphere of leisure time.”

“Forgiving doesn't make the person who hurt you feel better, it makes you feel better.”

Source : Chetan Bhagat (2009). “2 States: The Story of My Marriage”, p.198, Sandesh S

“Sometimes I'm extremely afraid of the unknown, but I'm so grateful to be on that journey.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“Reject without regret whatever seems on reflection wrongheaded, dull, destructive, or irrelevant to your vision. It’s just as important to be able to discriminate between helpful and unhelpful criticism as it is to be able to write.”

“Religion has endured since the dawn of human consciousness precisely because it encompasses so much of being human. No idea has endured so long, gathered up so many disparate needs and wants and feelings, and inspired so many different paths towards understanding it.”

“If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money.”

Source : "Hip-hop philosopher". Interview with Lisa-Marie Klimas, www.seventeen.com. February 22, 2007.

“Its always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.”

Source : "A hit from a myth" by Kit Spring, www.theguardian.com. November 22, 2003.