Internalizers are highly perceptive and extremely sensitive to other people. Because of their strong need to connect, growing up with an emotionally immature parent is especially painful for them.

If you want to change the world... start off by making your bed.

We should all strive to be honest, even when it is difficult.

The question will be finally decided beyond appeal by the religious consciousness or conscience of every man who is forced, whether he will or no, through universal conscription, to face the question whether the state is to continue to exist or not.

Your intuition will almost always go against your logical, rational mind, so be prepared for that.

Contentment decreases arousal. You’re happy, but you don’t particularly feel like doing anything.

They have found that a large part of what makes people good—and even great—at what they do is time in. For the most part, “naturals” are myths. People who are especially good at something may have some innate inclination, or some particular talent, but they have also spent about ten thousand hours practicing or doing that thing.

Self-awareness is the foundation of authenticity.

The company would live or die by the quality of my decisions.

Any change—even a tiny one—in your direction today will make a significant difference hundreds of miles down the road.