Statt daran zu denken, was man alles noch nicht besitzt, ist es besser, sich zu überlegen, wie stark man die Dinge, die man besitzt, vermissen würde, wenn man sie nicht besäße.

Precommitment: Bezahle zuerst, konsumiere danach.

Wer frühzeitig korrigiert, hat einen Vorteil vor jenen, die lange am perfekten Setup basteln und vergebens darauf hoffen, dass ihr Plan aufgeht.

Focusing Illusion: Je stärker wir uns auf einen bestimmten Aspekt unseres Lebens konzentrieren, desto bedeutender schätzen wir den Einfluss dieses Aspekts auf unser ganzes Leben ein.

Easterling Paradox: Wenn die Grundbedürfnisse gestillt sind, führt zusätzlicher Wohlstand nicht zu zusätzlichem Glück.

Fuck-You-Money sind die Ersparnisse, die es Ihnen erlauben, Ihren Job jederzeit an den Nagel zu hängen, ohne in eine finanzielle Notsituation zu schlittern (z.B. die Ersparnis von einem Jahresgehalt).

Rechnen Sie damit, dass alles Wertvolle viel Zeit benötigt.

Möchten Sie lieber der beste Liebhaber der Welt sein, während Sie als der miserabelste gelten? Oder möchten Sie lieber der miserabelste Liebhaber sein, aber von aller Welt als der beste gelten?

Hire for attitude, train for skill.

Es ist wichtiger zu wissen, wohin wir gehen, als schnell irgendwo anzukommen.

In Selbstmitleid zu baden trägt nicht zur Überwindung des Unglücks bei.

Mache nichts für Geld, was du nicht auch für einen Zehntel des Betrags tun würdest.

Wenn Sie nach außen nicht vertreten, wovon Sie innerlich überzeugt sind, werden Sie nach und nach zur Marionette.

Das Beste, was man tun kann, sobald man merkt, dass man über irgendetwas nachgrübeln möchte, ist stets, dass man noch mehr Gedanken darauf verschwendet, als es der Instinkt verlangt, bis schließlich die krankhafte Anziehungskraft sich selbst verzehrt hat.

Der Wirkungsgrad des zweimaligen Lesens ist nicht der doppelte Wirkungsgrad, sondern viel mehr. Beispiel: 1x lesen = Behalten von 3% Inhalt; 2x lesen = Behalten von 30% Inhalt

Um zu wissen, was man zeichnen will, muss man anfangen zu zeichnen.

Das gute Leben finden Sie nicht durch Nachdenken.

When I was in top 40 bands, I always had to learn new material and new styles.

My first impression when I made it through was Good because Im going to prove to you that I deserve to be here because they told me that sometimes I lack confidence in my performance and sometimes Im not as consistent as theyd like me to be.

I am here because I think it was a terrible sin of the west to allow those years of war.

I was told when I was little I couldn't have an opinion because you want everyone to buy your record and like you.

Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the world's most influential living moral philosophers. He has written 30 books on ethics and held a variety of professorial chairs over the past four decades in North America.

I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really.

Ever since I was 10 years old doing jiu-jitsu, I've done well against the tall guys.

Circumstances are seldom right. You never have the capacities the strength the wisdom the virtue you ought to have. You must always do with less than you need in a situation vastly different from what you would have chosen.

As a genre, the noir of post-World War II was based on characters who were weak or repellent, bound to let down us and themselves.

Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition.

We knew sports was important to us and our family, but there are priorities in life.Obviously, faith is foremost; how we did in school is important. If we didn't handle that business then there were no privileges.

Every single laundromat, grocery store, everything is called 'Lupita' in Mexico.

I found it really difficult when teachers talked down to me.

You can't predict anything. How can you be certain about anything when everything is chaos and we're not in control?

There is a Fountain of Youth It is your mind your talents the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source you will truly have defeated age.

Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does.

The Granite State needs a senator who knows that New Hampshire comes first - and leads like it.

I always loved the retail entertainment sector, like FAO Schwartz, where it's a little more exciting than just going into a little corner deli candy place.

I really like the European carols, and I like that captivating sound that they have that isn't usually in Christmas songs.

Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with a method. It's delving in.

Nowadays you can record on your laptop with Pro Tools, which I do quite often.

But in the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers.

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.

I've got a lot of respect for tuba players, just carrying that thing around.