I don't think focus is in itself ever a bad thing. But focus of the wrong kind, or managed poorly, can be.

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability and technical skill combined.

One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us.

Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple act of attention.

There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse.

There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain.

Empathy represents the foundation skill for all the social competencies important for work.

As much as 80% of adult "success" comes from EQ.

One aspect of a successful relationship is not just how compatible you are, but how you deal with your incompatibility.

My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs - in other words, offer an adult education in social and emotional intelligence.

What you want in life is possible to achieve. Find the courage and begin the work

I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.

I'm more interested in arousing enthusiasm in kids than in teaching the facts. The facts may change, but that enthusiasm for exploring the world will remain with them the rest of their lives.

Shames the shadow of love she thought

Lord, what are you trying to teach me?

Without artists, the sublime idea men have of the universe would collapse with dizzying speed.

Rather than getting nostalgic...embrace the new opportunities and challenges available to you now.

I think your travels get better when you stop showcasing your journey to others and begin to live it, quietly and joyfully.

I think people fetishize glasses in general. You could put glasses on a rotting pumpkin and people would think it was sexy.

Headmasters have powers at their disposal with which Prime ministers have never yet been invested.