Frederick Herzberg, asserts that the powerful motivator in our lives isn't money; it's the opportunity to learn, grow in responsibilities, contribute to others, and be recognized for achievements.

True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition.

If you want someone to do a good job, give them a good job to do.

It's the job of a manager not to light the fire of motivation, but to create an environment to let each person's personal spark of motivation blaze.

It is only when a person has his own generator that we can talk about motivation. He then needs no outside stimulation. He wants to do it.

Idleness, indifference and irresponsibility are healthy responses to absurd work.

A reward once given becomes a right.

You cannot love an employee into creativity, although you can ... avoid his dissatisfactions with the way you treat him.

There are 2 kinds of people in the world. Those who enjoy a nice salami and those who have no souls.

...when I closed my eyes and saw her drinking tea and opened them and still could see her, and I wanted so much to see more.

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

Aren't the clouds beautiful? I could just lie here all day, and watch them drift by.

I don't write poetry for the page because my inclination in that area is satisfied by songwriting. "Ornamental Hermit" was a comparatively effortless song to write, which is rare for me.

We never discover the value of things till we have lost them.

I believe some people are just too damn smart to write fiction.

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.

I don't want to always be 'the best I can be.' I just want to be me.