“I see we have a whole generation of Americans growing up with inadequate education in the arts, but yet we want a society which is more creative, innovative and ingenious as we come into the 21st century. The American economy (of the future) is not going to thrive on cheap labor and raw materials. It’s going to thrive on our ability to be inventive and creative, and I can’t see that a generation that’s been deprived of creative problem-solving is going to meet that challenge.”