Happiness is not something that happens ... It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how we interpret them.

The germ of an idea doesn't make the sculpture that stands up... so the next stage is hard work

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."

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

Without respect, the subtle alchemy that binds an organization or that serves as the impetus for a business transaction would dissolve into mutual suspicion and hostility.

It is by being fully involved with every detail of our lives, whether good or bad, that we find happiness, not by trying to look for it directly.

The task is to learn how to enjoy everyday life without diminishing other people's chances to enjoy theirs.