The ability to take misfortune and make something good come of it is a rare gift. Those who possess it are ..said to have resilience or courage.

We cannot deny the facts of nature, but we should certainly try to improve on them.

..Such practices and beliefs, which interfere with happiness, are neither inevitable nor necessary; they evolved by chance, as a result of random responses to accidental conditions. But once they become part of the norms and habits of a culture, people assume that this is how things must be; they come to believe they have no other options.

When each of these three elements of vision-concern for excellence, for people and for the wider environment-are present, business is transformed from a tool for making profits into a creative, humane experiment for improving life.

Even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding.

Without the capacity to provide its own information, the mind drifts into randomness.

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