Expressive speech, with modulation in pitch and volume, and a minimum of noticeable pauses, boosts credibility and enhances the impression of intelligence.

Regression toward the mean. That is, in any series of random events an extraordinary event is most likely to be followed, due purely to chance, by a more ordinary one.

Subliminal is about how we misinterpret our behavior because were unaware of what our unconscious minds are doing.

One thing that feeds into the way you experience the social world is your mood - and one thing that affects your mood is the weather.

Listeners instinctively detect that when we lower the usual pitch of our voice, we are sad, and when we raise it, we are angry or fearful.

Nonverbal communication forms a social language that is in many ways richer and more fundamental than our words.

Social rejection doesn't just cause emotional pain; it affects our physical being.

A failure doesn't mean you are unworthy, nor does it preclude success on the next try.

Research suggests when it comes to understanding our feelings, we humans have an odd mix of low ability and high confidence.

That's why successful people in every field are almost universally members of a certain set - the set of people who don't give up.

We judge people and initiatives by their results, and we expect events to happen for good, understandable reason. But our clear visions of inevitability are often only illusions.

Goals are dreams with deadlines.

This is when I understood that we can do without almost anything – our home, even our country. But we will never do without other people, and we will never do without family.

The best time to seek a favour is when you can give something in return. The best time to expect to succeed is when you're capable of working for it.

Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like rain.

When all else fails, tell the truth.

Nothing is more pathetic than having a small character in a big assignment. Many of us don't want to give attention to our character, we just want the big assignment from God.

If a synesthetic person says the letter a is green, it can't ever be anything but green.

Any good business person applies financial discipline to everything they do.

Herman Brown was a businessman who wanted value for money spent. His relationships with politicians were measured by that criterion.