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

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

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.

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.

A workout is a pair act, do it with heart and mind and gain in your life.

...the real purpose of running isn’t to win a race. It’s to test the limits of the human heart.

All that you are seeking is also seeking you. If you lie still, sit still, it will find you. It has been waiting for you a long time.

I am not really wicked. Love me, and you will see!

I like Louis Vuitton accessories, but I'd never wear their clothes. No offense, it's just not my steeze.

I love MySpace; it's done an amazing job for me and it's been insane over the past couple of weeks, but I'm not a poster girl for them.

Love surrounds me and protects me.

Today's gratitude buys tomorrows happiness.

In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason. 'Tis a necessary evil.

In order to arrive at a personal style, you have to have a technique to begin with.