В критических ситуациях нужно остановится и спланировать свои действия.

Сила воли — навык, поддающийся тренировке и развитию.

Нравственные поблажки из разряда «я был хорош сегодня, значит могу себя немного побаловать» — не работают и приводят к ухудшению ситуации.

В случае наступления прогресса важно не начать гордиться собой, а вспомнить ради чего вы всё затеяли в первую очередь.

Сила воли заразна, как и заразные цели. В компании целеустремлённых людей проще ставить цели и достигать их.

Медитация позволяет сохранять контроль над собой.

Нужно поддерживать одинаковый уровень глюкозы в крови, чтобы мозг не переключался в состояние стресса.

Достаточно сделать 5-6 глубоких вдохов, чтобы поймать себя на желании совершить импульсивный поступок, который на самом деле совершать не нужно.

В случае срыва важно сразу начать всё заново, а не «заедать стресс», как делают люди, пытающиеся похудеть.

Шимпанзе не может придумать себе оправдание «отложу начало пробежек на понедельник». Мы должны руководствоваться долгосрочной перспективой, принимая решения.

It's always nice to have people love the things that you do.

Youre only as strong as your weakest link so youve got to make sure everybody in your crew is on point.

I wouldn't trade or change a thing, and I've had some hard times.

My special thing as a kid was to play dead because I thought I was really good at it. When I was 7 or 8, I even did it in the bathroom with a hair dryer in the bathtub. I realized that I was good at it because each time my mom would scream.

There are still many things to work on - the start, the transition, the finish. I am not just going to sit around and wait.

I'm not going to just stop doing it because I got hurt once. People get hurt in car wrecks every day, and they don't stop driving the car the rest of their life to work. It's my passion. It's what I want to do with my life. It's a part of what I do.

What my research told me is that a psychopath cannot change. You're born like that.

Nothing could be as hard as middle school.

If you desire ease, forsake learning.

The Old Testament teaches us that if we humble ourselves and pray, God will hear from heaven and heal our land. And the New Testament assures us that the fervent prayers of righteous men can make a difference.

Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.

Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life.

Different parents have different standards for their children.

In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.

A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.

One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.

I spent most of the '60s, when I was starting to try to write novels, living and working in Greece and Turkey. These are countries where the ancient past is interfused with the daily present, and I remember being struck with wonder at the constant sense of continuity and connection, the reminders that lie in wait for you at every turn.

I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards.

I had no friends. I worried a lot.

I know there is moral outage in regard to Mr. Milosevic, and that is certainly justified. But what about our response?

The story of Bennet Omalu is a riveting story; it's just a riveting tale. I knew from the beginning if I stayed close to that kind of storytelling and focussed on the character, then the other stuff comes along with it, and the message becomes baked into the journey.

Soccer is a magical game.

Well, my life hasn't really changed... I've been homeschooled for a long time. So that helped a lot because of shooting and stuff. But, I have had friends who I've been friends with for years and years and they are my true friends, you know?

A great marriage isn’t something that just happens; it’s something that must be created.