Here's why this matters: Studies show that a person who is interrupted takes 50 percent longer to accomplish a task. Not only that, he or she makes up to 50 percent more errors.

What you do and learn in life physically changes what your brain looks like—it literally rewires it.

You've got seconds to grab your audience's attention and only minutes to keep it.

We must do a better job of encouraging lifelong curiosity.

If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you would probably design something like a classroom.

The brain remembers the emotional component of an experience better than any other aspect.

The more senses recruited at the moment of learning, the more likely you are to recall it later.

Having a first child is like swallowing an intoxicating drink made of equal parts joy and terror, chased with a bucketful of transitions nobody ever tells you about.

Empathy works so well because it does not require a solution. It requires only understanding.

To improve short-term memory significantly, reduce the stress in your life. And choose your parents wisely.

Public speaking professionals say that you win or lose the battle to hold your audience in the first 30 seconds of a given presentation.

Today I feel like I did tomorrow.

Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you can go.

Authentic leaders are often accused of being "controlling" by those who idly sit by and do nothing

A lie should be tried in a place where it will attract the attention of the world.

Perhaps we've time to have a look at the Number Thirty-One bus queue before we turn in.

The first contributing factor to a happy home is the sublime virtue of loyalty, one of the noblest attributes of the human soul.

Forgive me if I don't shake hands.

We were watching bands like the Ramones and Blondie and other bands beginning to ignite.

People may show jealousy, but hide their envy.

My hearts not been in it this year [2005], and I've not been playing well, but I keep on winning.