Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives...most of the things that are interesting, important, and human are the results of creativity...when we are involved in it, we feel that we are living more fully than during the rest of life.

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.

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

Entropy is the normal state of consciousness - a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable.

Sir John Templeton: "My ethical principle in the first place was: 'Where could I use my talents that God gave me to help the most people?'"

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

The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to it's limited in voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.