Try to be surprised by something every day.

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.

Even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding.

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

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

the self expands through acts of self forgetfulness.

Unless a person knows how to give order to her thoughts, attention will be attracted to whatever is most problematic at the moment.