Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.

Hard work is only a prison sentence when you lack motivation

Hard world is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.

We talk a lot here about grit and self-control. The kids know what those words mean

That's like being a hockey player born on January I.

Losing your job releases you to think effectively and make rational decisions

Thinking is not to agree or disagree. That's voting.

Islam does give human dignity, certainly. The point I wanted to make is that it is great foolishness to try to impose our notions of democracy. They have their own traditions.

When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion.

Directing attention toward where it needs to go is a primal task of leadership.

I enjoyed working with everyone on the cast [of the Ghost Team]. We knew we were making a pretty weird movie.

I suppose theres an anger in all of us. Some hidden rage that you keep at bay.

Slander is the biggest occupation of a man who produces nothing but lies!

Excellence" is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act "rightly" because we are "excellent", in fact we achieve "excellence" by acting "rightly".

What showers arise, blown with the windy tempest of my heart