We can either help to make this world a more incredible place than it has ever been, or we can hasten its return to inorganic dust.

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

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable. And once we have tasted this joy, we will redouble our efforts to taste it again. This is the way the self grows.

Try to be surprised by something every day.

Attention is psychic energy, and like physical energy, unless we allocate some part of it to the task at hand, no work gets done.

Often we don't have a good notion of what our talents are, because we have never had a chance to try them out.

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