24 Quotes by Ellen Langer

The rules you were given were the rules that worked for the person who created them.

Out of the questions of students come most of the creative ideas and discoveries.

Knowing what is and knowing what can be are not the same thing.

Not only do we as individuals get locked into single-minded views, but we also reinforce these views for each other until the culture itself suffers the same mindlessness.

When people are not in the moment, they’re not there to know that they’re not there.

My ideas sometimes get the better of me. Before I clearly explain one, another comes to mind and seizes my attention...