To sell well is to convince someone else to part with resources—not to deprive that person, but to leave him better off in the end.

The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers.

The three things that motivate creative people - autonomy, mastery, purpose!

Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.

Asking "Why?" can lead to understanding. Asking "Why not?" can lead to breakthroughs.

Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.

All of us want to be part of something bigger than ourselves, something that matters.

The misuse of extrinsic rewards, so common in business, impedes creativity, stifles personal satisfaction and turns play into work.

Greatness and nearsightedness are incompatible. Meaningful achievement depends on lifting one's sights and pushing toward the horizon.

Do what you can't and experience the beauty of the mistakes you make.

In many professions, what used to matter most were abilities associated with the left side of the brain: linear, sequential, spreadsheet kind of faculties. Those still matter, but they're not enough.

God’s presence in our lives is the peace of mind and joy at heart.

Violence was second nature to the psychopathic and ultra-violent Stephen Moyle, who was already a seasoned street fighter, after having half his face torn off in a street fight with three other men.

I lived a life, a life of risks, risks I never took.

At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.

I've got the rest of my life to be a grown-up. And for now, it's OK to be young.

It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line.

Poetry and imagination begin life. A child will fall on its knees on the gravel walk at the sight of a pink hawthorn in full flower, when it is by itself, to praise God for it.

Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did.

The story of your life is not your life; it's your story.

Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love. I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.