“It’s one thing to not be overwhelmed by obstacles, or discouraged or upset by them. This is...

“Practice gratitude. It’s tempting to whine and complain when things go wrong. But it’s crucial...

“What’s ironic (or perhaps natural) is that research tells us that we judge people in areas where...

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“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No...

“’We have perceptions about our experience, and we judge them: ‘This is good.’ ‘This is bad.’ ‘...

“Anyone who is of sound mind and body can sit down and think of twenty things in their life that...

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s...

“’Passing through difficulties.’ We often feel that suffering will engulf us, or that the...

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model...

“I think of all the people I have spoken to who have said, ‘When I know exactly what the next...

“The time we spend worrying is actually time we’re spending trying to control something that is...

“Persistent and consistent effort over time can yield results. “So far” and “not yet” are the...

“Adversity, illness, and death are real and inevitable. We choose whether to add to these...

“Remember, if there is one core teaching at the heart of this philosophy, it’s that we’re not as...

“Joy comes to us in moments—ordinary moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy...

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“Because of the spirit, I say. Because of the heart. Writing and reading...

“Most of us don’t think about the motivating force behind our decisions as we approach the...

“A collection of talented individuals without personal discipline will ultimately and inevitably...

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“We don’t have the power to choose all of our experiences, but we always have...

“Instead of competing to be the best, companies can—and should—compete to be unique. This concept...

“Vast emptiness, nothing holy. What is the mind like if it’s not occupied with plans and schemes,...

“… after the laws of physics, everything else is opinion.“

— Neil deGrasse Tyson,...

“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.”...

“After each storm, we become stronger, more solid, and soon we’re no longer fearful of storms. We...

“E. L. Doctorow once said that ‘writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only...

“Turbulence is dangerous. Its output—the pressure or velocity of water, the average or change in...

“Your outer world reflects the state of your inner world. By controlling the thoughts that you...

“The basis of karma is simple: you are the source of all your baggage. When you clearly perceive...

“Another concept used to cope with uncontrollable events is known as amor fati which is Latin for...

“The very first lesson the Gita teaches us is how to handle fear. In the moments before the...

“Enlightened thinkers know that their thoughts form their world and the quality of one’s life...

“Artists often have no idea what they’re going to create. They make art in order to know what...

“When Hinton was interviewed on the American television show 60 Minutes, the interviewer asked...

“Our suffering is impermanent, and that is why we can transform it. And because happiness is...

“The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue...

“We cannot solve life’s problems except by solving them. This statement may seem idiotically...

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.“

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Thought to ponder…

“While I am not sure what my focus on truncating downside risk has cost...

“In sum, no matter the domain, the highly successful had a kind of ferocious determination...

“For now, Americans are anything but united. A report from the Pew Research Center published in...

“The true hero is flawed. The true test of a champion is not whether he can triumph, but whether...

“…be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions...

“To ‘leave the jersey in a better place’ means to work incrementally towards a better collective...

“The trap is this: only after we do the difficult work does it become our calling. Only after we...