We are human because we can fantasize.

What you do and learn in life physically changes what your brain looks like—it literally rewires it.

You've got seconds to grab your audience's attention and only minutes to keep it.

We must do a better job of encouraging lifelong curiosity.

Here's why this matters: Studies show that a person who is interrupted takes 50 percent longer to accomplish a task. Not only that, he or she makes up to 50 percent more errors.

If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you would probably design something like a classroom.

The brain remembers the emotional component of an experience better than any other aspect.

The more senses recruited at the moment of learning, the more likely you are to recall it later.

Having a first child is like swallowing an intoxicating drink made of equal parts joy and terror, chased with a bucketful of transitions nobody ever tells you about.

Empathy works so well because it does not require a solution. It requires only understanding.

To improve short-term memory significantly, reduce the stress in your life. And choose your parents wisely.

If we all realized that we have limited time on Earth then we would not spend our time hating each other.

Why is Jesus’ saying, “I am!” so important? Because, you’re not!

Life is here to teach us, so be a good student. Mistakes are the only way we learn.

Don’t know where to begin writing? Just throw up on paper.

Being a slave to a fellow human being, many times, starts with giving his opinion more weight than you should.

Art comes into the highest part of the mind, that with which we can know the presence of God.

Inner mental technique is more important than the physical one.

I have a guest house because I don't want people in my home.

We're often afraid of looking at our shadow because we want to avoid the shame or embarrassment that comes along with admitting mistakes.

The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia.