The Soul of Money is an inspired and utterly fascinating book. It will change the way you think about money. ... It is a book for everyone who would like to make the world a better place.

A chimp would never plan to pull another's nails out.

Words can enhance experience, but they can also take so much away. We see an insect and at once we abstract certain characteristics and classify it - a fly. And in that very cognitive exercise, part of the wonder is gone. Once we have labeled the things around us we do not bother to look at them so carefully. Words are part of our rational selves, and to abandon them for a while is to give freer reign to our intuitive selves.

Your life matters. You can't live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what's most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you.

We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place--or not to bother

At some point, my body will collapse. But I hope that my brain will still be working so that I can carry on with writing.

A sense of calm came over me. More and more often I found myself thinking, "This is where I belong. This is what I came into this world to do.