I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes.

People are bad at detecting lies and deception in strangers. We rely too much on appearance, tone, andconfidence when assessing trustworthiness.

The phase of Tests, Allies, and Enemies in stories is useful for 'getting to know you' scenes where the characters get acquainted with each other and the audience learns more about them.

The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

The moment there is suspicion about a person’s motives, everything he does becomes tainted.

Leadership is a skill—one that can be learned, practiced, and mastered by anyone willing to put in the effort.

Transformational leadership enables the practices that correlate with high performance, and it also supports effective communication and collaboration between team members in pursuit of organizational goals.

Warren Buffett puts the moral of his story this way: For investors as a whole, returns decrease as motion increases.

Better clients demand better work. Better clients want you to push the envelope, win awards, and challenge their expectations.

Do not let anything that happens in life be important enough that you’re willing to close your heart over it.