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.

If we know what that set point is, we can predict fairly accurately when you will be in flow, and it will be when your challenges are higher than average and skills are higher than average.

A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.

There will be no good business unless the majority comes to agree that we should demand more from business than large quarterly returns.

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?'"

For a person to become deeply involved in any activity it is essential that he knows precisely what tasks he must accomplish, moment by moment.

But shortcuts are dangerous; we cannot delude ourselves that our knowledge is further along than it actually is.