The problems we discover on our own are the ones that motivate us the most

Ketika pohon terakhir ditebang,Ketika sungai terakhir dikosongkan,Ketika ikan terakhir ditangkap,Barulah manusia akan menyadari bahwa dia tidak dapat memakan uang.

Existem dois tipos de gênio: aqueles que nos ajudam a compreender o mundo e os que nos ajudam a esquecê-lo

We are more willing to offend someone with whom we have weak ties, and a willingness to offend is an important part of creativity. Strong ties make us feel good, make us feel that we belong, but they also constrict our worldview.

Unlike the Man with No Cell Phone, the Man Who Can See around Corners owns several, which he places on the table, like talismans. So far, so good. But you can imagine my disappointment when he promptly disabuses me of this seeing-around-corners stuff. "That's all bullshit," he says.

Socrates pioneered conversation as a means of intellectual exploration, of questioning assumptions, ones so deeply ingrained we dont even know we have them.

Just as not all butterflies produce a hurricane, not all outbreaks of bubonic plague produce a Renaissance.

It is pure id. Freud would not approve. He regarded the obvious with the same contempt most of us reserve for wine spritzers.

Para peneliti menemukan bahwa orang, sekurang-kurangnya orang waras, jarang tersenyum ketika sendirian. Senyuman merupakan sebuah isyarat sosial lebih dari sekadar refleksi batin kita, sekalipun bisa juga berarti demikian.

Dia (Aristoteles) percaya bahwa kebahagiaan tidak hanya berarti merasa senang, tetapi juga melakukan kebaikan. Dengan demikian, pedofil dan pengebom bunuh diri hanya mengira mereka bahagia. Pada kenyataannya, mereka tidak bahagia sama sekali.