Book Titles

The Element
How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

By Ken Robinson

Year Published: 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0670020478
Categories: Change, Passion, Purpose

59 Quotes Found

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The Element:

…research indicates that, as long as we keep using our brains in an active way, we continue to build neural pathways as we get older.

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The Element:

…in any discipline where experience plays a significant role, age is an asset rather than a liability.

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The Element:

…remarkable, life-enhancing things can happen when we take the time to step out of our routines, rethink our paths, and revisit the passions we left behind…

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The Element:

…professionals in any field are simply those people who earn their living in that field, while amateurs are people who don’t.

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The Element:

…often the differences between professionals and amateurs have less to do with quality than with choice.

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The Element:

Amateurs dow hat they do because they have a passion for it, not because it pays the bills.

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The Element:

Sometimes, getting away from school is the best thing that can happen to a great mind.

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The Element:

…given the challenges we face, education doesn’t need to be reformed – it needs to be transformed.

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The Element:

Children learn best when they learn from each other and when their teachers are learning with them.

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