Ideas

"The skepticism of youth signals the beginning of a search for something actually worth trusting, both within one’s own psyche and in the world. That’s why teens, supposedly stuck in life’s lost years, are often so unequivocal about what they ...

“The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective - people who know to see a problem as an opportunity.” ― Deepak Chopra ...

"You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do." - Anne Lemott ...

“How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?” ― Satchel Paige ...

"There is a well-worn adage that those who set out upon a great enterprise would do well to count the cost. I am not sure that this is always true. I think that some of the very greatest enterprises in ...

"It is likely that I will die in my bed. My successor will die in prison. His successor will die executed in the public square. His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild ...

"The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life." - Robert Louis Stevenson ...

“Be yourself” is about the worst advice you can give some people. - Tom Masson ...

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." - Elie Wiesel ...

"Ancient peoples invented rites of passage in part to break the spell of childhood and move the initiate from the mother's lap to the lap of the world. To this day, a person must dismantle the spell of childhood or ...