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> [“Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it’s about passion: it is about loving what you do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/being-in-your-element-is-not-only-about-aptitude-it-s-about-passion/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

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> [Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it's about passion: it is about loving what you do...tapping into your natural energy and your most authentic self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/being-in-your-element-is-not-only-about-aptitude-it-s-about-passion-2/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

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## Other authors on Aptitude

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## More by Ken Robinson

> [“Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/shakespeare-s-hamlet-there-is-nothing-either-good-or-bad-but-thinking/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [“As humanity becomes more numerous and interwoven, living respectfully with diversity is not just an ethical choice, it is a practical imperative. There”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/as-humanity-becomes-more-numerous-and-interwoven-living-respectfully/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [In a world where lifelong employment in the same job is a thing of the past, creativity is not a luxury. It is essential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/in-a-world-where-lifelong-employment-in-the-same-job-is-a-thing-of/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [“For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail - it’s just the opposite - we aim too low…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/for-most-of-us-the-problem-isn-t-that-we-aim-too-high-and-fail-it-s/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [Very often, organizations are inflexible because there is too little communication between functions; they are too segregated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/very-often-organizations-are-inflexible-because-there-is-too-little/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [Every education system on Earth has the same hierarchy of subjects: at the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities, and the bottom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/every-education-system-on-earth-has-the-same-hierarchy-of-subjects-at/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [“We are all born with extraordinary powers of imagination, intelligence, feeling, intuition, spirituality, and of physical and sensory awareness. (p.9)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/we-are-all-born-with-extraordinary-powers-of-imagination-intelligence/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, it's more important than ever to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/you-create-your-life-and-you-can-recreate-it-too-in-times-of-economic/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [“I asked a professor of nanotechnology what they use to measure the unthinkable small distances of nanospace? He said it was the nanometre. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/i-asked-a-professor-of-nanotechnology-what-they-use-to-measure-the/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends the principle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/we-need-to-eliminate-the-existing-hierarchy-of-subjects-elevating/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don't know what they are capable of achieving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/too-many-people-never-connect-with-their-true-talents-and-therefore/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [You can't just give someone a creativity injection. You have to create an environment for curiosity and a way to encourage people and get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/you-can-t-just-give-someone-a-creativity-injection-you-have-to-create/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn't need to be reformed -- it needs to be transformed. The key to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/the-fact-is-that-given-the-challenges-we-face-education-doesn-t-need/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [Private imaginings may have no outcomes in the world at all. Creativity does. Being creative involves doing something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/private-imaginings-may-have-no-outcomes-in-the-world-at-all/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

> [“Public schools were not only created in the interests of industrialism—they were created in the image of industrialism. In many ways, they reflect the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/public-schools-were-not-only-created-in-the-interests-of/)

[Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/)

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