The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the ones who want to learn new skills.

Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery.

The Alexander Technique transformed my life. it is the result of an acknowledged genius. I would recommend it to anyone.

Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.

Memory and creativity are essential to education, but if you teach memory incorrectly, it is a total waste of time, and it will inhibit learning.

The best results are achieved by using the right amount of effort in the right place at the right time. And this right amount is usually less than we think we need.

If you are not actively seeking and creating opportunities, which always contain an element of risk, you are actually exposing yourself to more serious risks in the long term.

For all aspects of memory, keep yourself physically fit. My catchphrase is, Healthy mind, healthy body, healthy body, healthy mind. Your memory needs oxygen as fuel, so why not feed it often?

The mind map will change your life.

Definition is the companion of clarity; clarity is the guide to your goals.

Through using our memory to its fullest we can unlock the vast reservoir of human potential that isn't currently being used.

As long as you can start you are all right. The juice will come.

My dad used to say, 'Just be yourself and you'll be fine, ' but it's really, really true.

The challenge of today's generation of architects is the environment.

President Obama has admitted that Medicare is on an unsustainable course and that no amount of tax increases can fix it.

I'd give my right arm to be, like, a random extra on 'Girls,' just to walk past one of the scenarios. I'd love that more than anything.

We suffer one of two things. Either the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. You've got to choose discipline, versus regret, because discipline weighs ounces and regret weighs tons.

In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study.

Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with. It is a life-long task.

Me and a book is a party. Me and a book and a cup of coffee is an orgy.

Marketing yourself to a new person often involves being charismatic, clever and quick-but most jobs and most relationships are about being consistent, persistent and brave.