Giving up on our long-term goals for immediate gratification, my friends, is procrastination.

One of the big lessons from behavioral economics is that we make decisions as a function of the environment that we're in.

Even the most analytical thinkers are predictably irrational; the really smart ones acknowledge and address their irrationalities.

The idea that you will make the right decision every time is very unlikely.

Your immediate environment is comprised of coffee shops, supermarkets, websites, apps and all kinds of things - none of which have an interest in your long-term or short-term financial well-being.

Companies, however unintentionally, choke the motivation out of their employees.

Honesty is a complex and tricky thing, and we don't want to be honest all the time.

The most difficult thing is to recognize that sometimes we too are blinded by our own incentives. Because we don’t see how our conflicts of interest work on us.

Thinking is difficult and sometimes unpleasant.

Brands communicate in two directions: they help us tell other people something about ourselves, but they also help us form ideas about who we are.

There's something about [cyclically] doing something over and over and over that seems to be particularly demotivating.

HE is a Master who may teach without it being totally labelled teaching

Your death, strange human. I mean, your injury. No murder, just a little maiming. So I can leave. Maiming’s not so bad.

The Prophet (SAW) said: 'Knowledge is only gained through learning and clemency is only gained through perseverance.

It's not funny when you actually get shot, but afterwards, yeah, it's funny.

You can lead a horse to water and you can even make it drink, but you can't make actresses wear what they don't want to wear.

I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to the point of responsibility. I don't believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people.

Garlic is as good as ten mothers.

Let arms yield to the toga, let the [victor's] laurel yield to the [orator's] tongue.

The novelty we want is always close to the familiar.

I"ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me.