When we are involved in [creativity], we feel that we are living more fully than during the rest of life.

One cannot lead a life that is truly excellent without feeling that one belongs to something greater and more permanent than oneself.

Those who seek consolation in existing churches often pay for their peace of mind with a tacit agreement to ignore a great deal of what is known about the way the world works.

Other things equal, a life filled with complex flow activities is more worth living than one spent consuming passive entertainment.

It does not seem to be true that work necessarily needs to be unpleasant. It may always have to be hard, or at least harder than doing nothing at all. But there is ample evidence that work can be enjoyable, and that indeed, it is often the most enjoyable part of life.

The most important step in emancipating oneself from social controls is the ability to find rewards in the events of each moment.

In large organizations the dilution of information as it passes up and down the hierarchy, and horizontally across departments, can undermine the effort to focus on common goals.