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

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.

Statism – the subordination of the individual to the state - leads inevitably to the most hideous oppression.

You don't get it, Clary. You don't understand what it's like to live always at war, to grow up with battle and sacrifice. I guess it's not your fault. It's just how you were brought up-

At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious.

We can understand the science of what makes a heart beat, but we can never stop it from breaking.

College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development.

The white people were as thick and numerous and aimless as grasshoppers, moving always in a hurry but never seeming to get to whatever place it was they were going to.

The Zen master walks in his garden, alone. There is no traffic there. There is no shopping there. There are only the flowers.

I know that I am what I am. But I am not sure what I am.

The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away.

Mandela today is almost universally held as a heroic freedom fighter, and of course rightly so.

Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position.