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.

Control of consciousness determines the quality of life.

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.

To be creative, a person has to internalize the entire system that makes creativity possible. Creative individuals are remarkable for their ability to adapt to almost any situation and to make do with whatever is at hand to reach their goals.

It is amazing how little effort most people make to improve control of their attention. If reading a book seems too difficult, instead of sharpening concentration we tend to set it aside and instead turn on the television, which not only requires minimal attention, but in fact tends to diffuse what little it commands with choppy editing, commercial interruptions, and generally inane content.

To live means to experience-through doing, feeling, thinking. Experience takes place in time, so time is the ultimate scarce resource we have. Over the years, the content of experience will determine the quality of life. Therefore one of the most essential decisions any of us can make is about how one's time is allocated or invested.

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.