Every child should try everything: sport, music, art, mathematics; they can do it all. Copying and competition are now seen as twin evils, but they are both useful tools.

Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery.

The Alexander Technique transformed my life. it is the result of an acknowledged genius. I would recommend it to anyone.

Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.

Memory and creativity are essential to education, but if you teach memory incorrectly, it is a total waste of time, and it will inhibit learning.

The best results are achieved by using the right amount of effort in the right place at the right time. And this right amount is usually less than we think we need.

If you are not actively seeking and creating opportunities, which always contain an element of risk, you are actually exposing yourself to more serious risks in the long term.

For all aspects of memory, keep yourself physically fit. My catchphrase is, Healthy mind, healthy body, healthy body, healthy mind. Your memory needs oxygen as fuel, so why not feed it often?

The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the ones who want to learn new skills.

The mind map will change your life.

Definition is the companion of clarity; clarity is the guide to your goals.

Stop trying to change reality by eliminating complexity.

It is hard to be true to yourself because it is hard to be yourself.

the cocoon like water, the labored trance and rhythmic breath of lap swimming had done their work, had unwound the restless feeling into nothingness.

Sometimes you fail your chemistry test and other times it's explosive.

If we had fifty Eichmann's, we would have won the war.

The hand of fate had dipped into the ragbag of humanity.

I love country music, blues, and punk, and one day I might make those kinds of records.

The devolution of American culture takes another great step forward

If you sincerely believed in God, how could you form one thought, speak one sentence, without mentioning Him?

We need to challenge the dominant culture: by ethics, principles and values.