One can think of a secretary actively operating a filing system, of a librarian actively cataloguing books, of a computer actively sorting out information. The mind however does not actively sort out information. The information sorts itself out and organises itself into patterns. The mind is passive. The mind only provides an opportunity for the information to behave in this way. The mind provides a special environment in which information can become self-organising. This special environment is a memory surface with special characteristics.

To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.

The weapons of the positive revolution are not bullets and bombs but simple human perceptions. Bullets and bombs may offer physical power but eventually will only work if they change perceptions and values. Why not go the direct route and work with perceptions and values?

Our existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.

Once a new idea springs into existence, it cannot be unthought. There is a sense of immortality in a new idea.

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

The image that concerns most people is the reflection they see in other people's minds.