We are creatures of story, and the process of changing one mind or the whole world must begin with 'Once upon a time.'

We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.

The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams.

Story is where people go to practice the key skills of human social life.

If you want to burrow a message into a human mind. Work it into a story

Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. No matter how hard we concentrate, no matter how deep we dig in our heels, we just can't resist the gravity of alternate worlds.

We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard.

We are a species addicted to a stories.

When you spar in boxing, the only thing that gets hurt is your brain. Everything else feels pretty good.

I think the proper attitude toward fighting sports is one of ambivalence. You can be drawn to them, but you should also be repelled by them.

A boxing contest is a brain-damage contest. Who can give out more brain damage and who can absorb more of it?

She Was So Beautiful, an Awesome Heart of Gold, She was Down To Earth, caring. Loving Person but she changed in unpredictable way

In fact, in an agile project, technical excellence is measured by both capacity to deliver customer value today and create an adaptable product for tomorrow.

…the gavel became an extension of his arm and he used it to bludgeon the court into submission.

What if you threw a protest and no one showed up? The lack of angst and anger and emotion is a big positive.

What humanity owes to personalities like Buddha, Moses, and Jesus ranks for me higher than all the achievements of the enquiring and constructive mind.

One thing more dangerous than getting between a grizzly sow and her cub is getting between a businessman and a dollar bill.

Now the standard cure for one who is sunk is to consider those in actual destitution or physical suffering

Can you let your son's body become the same temperature as your son's head before you turn this into a political campaign against the president? Could you do that?

nothing is stronger or better founded than the sentiments for which we can give no reason.

While there is time, let's go out and do everything.