The idea that the future is unpredictable is undermined every day by the ease with which the past is explained.

Odd as it may seem, I am my remembering self, and the experiencing self, who does my living, is like a stranger to me.

The world makes much less sense than you think. The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.

The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people's mistakes than our own.

The test of learning psychology is whether your understanding of situations you encounter has changed, not whether you have learned a new fact.

Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it.

Many parents have discovered, perhaps with some guilt, that they can read a story to a child while thinking of something else.

Freedom has a cost, which is borne by individuals who make bad choices, and by a society that feels obligated to help them.

Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking of it.

The often-used phrase “pay attention” is apt: you dispose of a limited budget of attention that you can allocate to activities, and if you try to you try to go beyond your budget, you will fail.

However, attention can be moved away from an unwanted focus, primarily by focusing intently on another target.

Think big.Dream great dreams.Take action to realize your dreams.

That's why the firm foundation of every land must be morality untarnished which, if destroyed, Rome will fall and founder.

Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotion, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotions, because the body always follows the mind.

Truth is so much more interesting than the fiction we're used to.

Only bad writers think they're good.

After all, is football a game or a religion?

I had a very strong interest in music, specifically the piano from a very small age.

Every brave man is a man of his word; to such base vices he cannot stoop, and shuns more than death the shame of lying.

I naturally wanted to be saved, so when I came home I told my mom I wanted to be confirmed. That's the way I related to it, being raised an Episcopalian. I went to Dallas and got confirmed.

Listen to your Own Heart Concerning the Path you Wish to Travel.