the self expands through acts of self forgetfulness.

It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.

If I had to express in one word what makes their [creative individuals'] personalities different from others, it's complexity. They show tendencies of thought and action that in most people are segregated. They contain contradictory extremes; instead of being an "individual," each of them is a "multitude."

Creativity is any act, idea, or product that changes an existing domain, or that transforms an existing domain into a new one What counts is whether the novelty he or she produces is accepted for inclusion in the domain.

Act as if the future of the universe depends on what you do, while laughing at yourself for thinking that your actions make any difference.

How we feel about ourselves, the joy we get from living, ultimately depends directly on how the mind filters and interprets everyday experiences. Whether we are happy depends on inner harmony, not on the controls we are able to exert over the great forces of the universe.

There are managers so preoccupied with their e-mail messages that they never look up from their screens to see what's happening in the nondigital world