“The world operates on incentives and insecurities. If you can track these down in any situation, you’ll discover why someone is behaving the way they are.”
"Your father loves you far more than you know. I want what is best for you both, and I want you to do great things in life."
- Thomas Griffin
Love
"People like to think they are rational. They are not, and neither are you. The more deeply you understand this, the better you will understand how the world works."
- Thomas Griffin
Awareness
"Don’t fool yourself. People waste away their precious lives because they cannot bear to accept reality as it is."
- Thomas Griffin
Awareness
"Success is not final, and failure is not fatal. Respect both, and don’t become too heavily attracted to either."
- Thomas Griffin
Balance
"Don’t fight tomorrow’s battles with today’s strength."
- Thomas Griffin
Balance
"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends."
- Touko Aozaki
Insight
"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’"
- Steven Wright
Insight
"The shell of an oyster only hides the pearl inside."
- Jack
Insight