The diversity of our opinions does not arise from some being endowed with a larger share of reason than others, but solely from this, that we conduct our thoughts along different ways, and do not fix our attention on the same objects. For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it. The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellences, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations; and those who travel very slowly may yet make far greater progress, provided they keep always to the straight road, than those who, while they run, forsake it. René Descartes

The further development of mankind can only be brought about by means of symbols which represent something far in advance of himself, and whose intellectual meanings cannot yet be grasped entirely. Carl Jung

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it — every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have. John D. Rockefeller III

Thought is pure energy. Every thought you have, have ever had, and ever will have is creative. The energy of your thought never dies. Ever. It leaves your being and heads out into the universe, extending forever. A thought is forever. Neale Donald Walsch

Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you. William James

As heat conserved is transmitted into energy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can move the world. Mahatma Gandhi

The problem is that the bureaucrats, note takers, literalists, manual readers, TGIF labourers, map followers, and fearful employees are in pain. In pain because they are overlooked, underpaid, laid off, and stressed out. Seth Godin, Linchpin

Time and change wait for no man! It is because the times are out of joint that the world becomes more and more vulgar. Spring and summer do not last all year. No two days are never the same. Therefore, it is impossible to take the present back to the good manners of one hundred years ago. It is important for us to somehow take the right path in the present times. It is in point wrong for a man to look back at the past with nostalgia. This is because he does not want to understand that times are changing. On the other hand a person who hates the old ways, thinking that only the present is good is thoughtless. Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure

If all your experiences, your various states of consciousness, were weather patterns — clouds, rain, rainbows, tornados, hurricanes, or summer breezes — your consciousness would be the sky in which they take place. Living Deeply