There does seem to be some evidence that as people get older, they procrastinate less, perhaps because they feel the pressure of time more.

If companies tell us more, insider trading will be worth less.

Paradoxically, the best way for a group to be smart is for each person in it to think and act as independently as possible.

I do think to some extent multitasking is a way of fooling ourselves that we're being exceptionally efficient.

Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise.

In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else.

Most of the work on multitasking suggests that it generally makes you less efficient, not more.

It may be that the very qualities that help people get ahead are the ones that make them ill-suited for managing crises. It's hard to prepare for the worst when you think you're the best.

The important thing about groupthink is that it works not so much by censoring dissent as by making dissent seem somehow improbable.

Although oil is a commodity, it's still not a commodity like coffee, which, thank God, we will have with us always. At some point the oil will run out.

If we want our regulators to do better, we have to embrace a simple idea: regulation isn't an obstacle to thriving free markets; it's a vital part of them.

John’s standard maneuver to ask someone to help him, especially in a moment of crisis,

You can do the impossible, because you have been through the unthinkable.

All the quiet corners of the world are the great temples for the wise and for the wisdom!

He does miracles when we need them—not for our entertainment or to make us feel “spiritual.

calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.

I worry that we don't have a very good definition of consciousness yet which makes it hard to tackle.

Words are as recalcitrant as circus animals, and the unskilled trainer can crack his whip at them in vain.

Living artificially in towns, we are sickly, and never come to know ourselves.

Love is appreciating, complimenting, feeling gratitude, and speaking good words to others.

In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen.