Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.
An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.
- Topic: Thinking
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No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.
Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.
At the end of the day, we can endure more than we think we can.
Understanding a question is half an answer.
I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.