For better or worse, our future is now closely tied to human creativity.

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

One cannot lead a life that is truly excellent without feeling that one belongs to something greater and more permanent than oneself.

Creative individuals tend to be smart, yet also naive at the same time... Creative individuals have a combination of playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.

The mood state Americans are in, on average, when watching television is mildly depressed.

When a religion or ideology becomes dominant, the lack of controls will result in widening spirals of license leading to degradation and corruption.

Problems are solved only when we devote a great deal of attention to them and in a creative way...to have a good life, it is not enough to remove what is wrong with it. We also need a positive goal, otherwise why keep going? Creativity is one answer to that question - It provides one of the most exciting models for living.