Why is it that, despite having achieved previously undreamed-of miracles of progress, we seem more helpless in facing life than our less privileged ancestors were? The answer seems clear: while humankind collectively has increased its material powers a thousandfold, it has not advanced very far in terms of improving the content of experience.

But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity.

A leader will find it difficult to articulate a coherent vision unless it expresses his core values, his basic identity...one must first embark on the formidable journey of self-discovery in order to create a vision with authentic soul.

Knowing oneself is not so much a question of discovering what is present in one's self, but rather the creation of who one wants to be.

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.

It is better to look suffering straight in the eye, acknowledge and respect it’s presence, and then get busy as soon as possible focusing on things we choose to focus on.

To play the trumpet well, a musician can not let more than a few days pass without practicing.