Clayton M. Christensen

We are awash in content that needs to be taught, yet the vast majority of colleges give a large portion of their faculties' salaries to fund research. ”

I have healed the sick by the power of the God. I have spoken with the gift of tongues. ”

The single most important factor in our long-term happiness is the relationships we have with our family and close friends. ”

Having a loving relationship with our spouse or with our children is what leads to the long-term happiness we all seek. ”

The parents of teenagers would love to have a car that won't go very far or go very fast. They could just cruise around the neighborhood, drive it to school, see their friends, plug it in overnight. ”

If we are to develop profound theory to solve the intractable problems in our societally-critical domains... we must learn to crawl into the life of what makes people tick. ”

In the Mormon Church, we believe we can be married for all eternity, not till death do you part. As Mom was getting older, she was excited, truly excited, that within a few years she'd be with Dad again. ”

I felt that I could look back on my life and think about lots of folks that I helped become better folks. And I've tried to be as good a man as I could be. ”

I love my life as a missionary, keeping myself on the front lines. The image in my mind is that God, my general, stands at the door when I go out every morning; and, knowing what the war is like, day after day he gives me his most powerful weapon: his Spirit. For this I am grateful. ”

I haven't met too many people that don't intend to have a fulfilling life. High-achievers, however, end up allocating their resources in a way that seriously undermines their intended strategy. ”