The importance of remembering and using names is not just the prerogative of kings and corporate executives. It works for all of us.

We are constantly trying to hold it all together. If you really want to see why you do things, then don't do them and see what happens.

Investors would be far better off buying and holding an index fund than attempting to buy and sell individual securities or actively managed mutual funds.

Simply reminding yourself that you have a choice in everything you do, think, and feel can be very freeing.

Meyer summarizes his code of honor as “(1) Show up. (2) Work hard. (3) Be kind. (4) Take the high road.”

Delayed judgment is not denied judgment.

Asking why, even if the asking and the answers make you uncomfortable, forces you to truly look at something. And that’s not only brave, it’s generous.

It is not enough to simply say , 'I love you.' Nor is it enough to give love to your spouse in the way to which you feel most accustomed. If you want to give a person $100, there are many ways to do so. Y ou can give it in cash or by check or in gold or in kind. Y ou can give it in dif ferent currencies. So you ask, 'In which form do you want the hundred dollars?' In the same way you learn to give your spouse love in the way he or she finds most emotionally valuable and powerful.

Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.

Meaningful relationships and meaningful work are mutually reinforcing, especially when supported by radical truth and radical transparency.