Today many American corporations spend a great deal of money and time trying to increase the originality of their employees, hoping thereby to get a competitive edge in the marketplace. But such programs make no difference unless management also learns to recognize the valuable ideas among the many novel ones, and then finds ways of implementing them.

One of the surest ways to enrich life is to make experiences less fleeting.

Some individuals have developed such strong internal standards that they no longer need the opinion of others to judge whether they have performed a task well or not. The ability to give objective feedback to oneself is in fact the mark of the expert.

Studying creativity is not an elite distraction, but provides one of the most exciting models for living.

It is essential to learn to enjoy life. It really does not make sense to go through the motions of existence if one does not appreciate as much of it as possible.

To be overcome with the ultimate goal often interferes with performance.

If an enterprise does not aspire to be the best of its kind, it will attract second-rate employees, and it will be soon forgotten.