People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.

A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.

The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about these circumstances.

Negative thoughts stick around because we believe them, not because we want them or choose them.

The reason humans experience so much more stress than other species isn't just because we think more, but also because we think differently.

Look closer at the stress in your own life and you can identify that negative emotions are always built on counterfactual statements.

Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.

Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.

One of the best introductions to the history and ideas of Calvinism, packed with insight and wisdom.

If you're uncertain and a [Donald] Trump skeptic, you think you know what, this administration is going to be better than I expected.

The fighting was fierce and lasted for the greater part of a day; blood ran in rivers.

Every morning I stand on my head and do a yoga workout.

Mind and body have taken the journey, but the real home place is your own heart. It is infinite and so wherever you go, you are always Home.

My one concession to American sensibilities was to remove my nail polish.

I was a very keen reader of science fiction, and during the time I was going to libraries, it was good, written by people who knew their science.

The aesthetic serviceability of objects of beauty is not greatly nor universally heightened by possession.

I always wanted to write fiction. Always. As far back as I can remember it's been integral to my sense of myself - everything else was always a displacement activity.