“Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.”

“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.”

“Economists often talk about the 80/20 Principle, which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the work will be done by 20 percent of the participants. In most societies, 20 percent...”

“Hard work is only a prison sentence when you lack motivation”

“The mistake we make in thinking of character as something unified and all-encompassing is very similar to a kind of blind spot in the way we process information. Psychologists call this tendency th...”

“We have become obsessed with what is good about small classrooms and oblivious about what also can be good about large classes. Its a strange thing isn't it, to have an educational philosophy that ...”

“Nature in everything demands respect, and those who violate her laws seldom violate them with impunity.”

“If you behave in a manner that poisons your relationship, dont be surprised when it dies.”

“Grow your courage by remembering each day is a gift.”

“We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.”

“We, the Hawaiian people, who are born from the union of Papahanaumoku and Wakea, earth mother and sky father, and who have lived in these islands for over 100 generations, will always have the mora...”

“Look for a miracle in every encounter.”

“Because nothing was sacred. Not in this world. Not in stones. Not in trees. Not in legacies. Certainly not in love.”