Tuesday morning those who attended Chicago Ideas Week had a chance to visit what TIME managing editor Rick Stengel called “the most interesting place in the universe - Bill Clinton’s mind.” For a little over an hour, Clinton spoke with Stengel on unemployment, national dept, the economy and of course – innovation.
Most everything that came out of Clinton’s mouth was refreshing and inspiring. But a few stood out to me as particularly meaningful:
“We have to get off our high horse and start thinking again.”
“I try to make myself say ‘I don’t know’ at least once an hour.”
( On today’s youth) “The modernization movement is real. And it’s extremely hopeful.”
( On Steve Jobs) “He was always thinking. It wasn’t like there was a new idea everyday, but he was so determined and focused, and when he got sick, he just got better.”
and finally, but in my mind most poignantly, Clinton advised the sold-out crowd to “Nourish your gift and never give up.”
