“You cannot show-off in space, we must be humble. The only purpose for us to seek journeys into space is to learn about the unknown. That's a spiritual conquest. Leaving the solar system has no commercial benefits.”— Avi Loeb
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A growing archive of 3,000+ moments, drawn from every interview.
Everything we do in one sense or another is consummatory. We consume religious narratives, we consume literature, we consume friendships. Our mate choices are the ultimate form of consumer choice.
— Gad SaadEvolutionary Psychologist & Author Known for Consumer Behavior Research
The main currency on our campuses has become the management of hurt feelings.
— Gad SaadEvolutionary Psychologist & Author Known for Consumer Behavior Research
I can't advertise chewing gum to my children because it's unethical, but I can feed them all sorts of narratives that will have a profound impact on their personal trajectories. It's quite an extraordinarily hypocritical position.
— Gad SaadEvolutionary Psychologist & Author Known for Consumer Behavior Research
You have some smart people gaslighting us into telling us this isn't true... and that's now how history works. Those same people, when a Donald Trump figure comes onto the scene- or some other toxic force- are like who's going to save us? But they discouraged you from believing people had the power to do that.
— Ryan HolidayAuthor & Stoicism Expert; Marketer & Media Strategist
When you have an unlimited view into every awful thing that's happening in the world, as well as every minor thing, you can become paralysed. It's hard to know what to spend time and energy on.
— Ryan HolidayAuthor & Stoicism Expert; Marketer & Media Strategist
Our world today is not only superficial, but also very cynical, almost to the point of nihilism. There's a cynicism that masquerades as intelligence, but which- in reality- is a form of despair, a kind of excuse for not having to do anything.
— Ryan HolidayAuthor & Stoicism Expert; Marketer & Media Strategist
The first thing we can notice is how much trouble we could cause if we act like we don't matter and cease to take care of ourselves, and the people around us.
— Jordan PetersonClinical Psychologist, Author of "12 Rules for Life," Public Intellectual
Money can't solve many of the problems that truly plague people. It can't solve the problems in a relationship between a husband and wife, beyond the narrow economic front. It can't straighten out the relationships you have with your children—in fact, it can make them worse.
— Jordan PetersonClinical Psychologist, Author of "12 Rules for Life," Public Intellectual
The evidence suggests, unfortunately, that once you roughly earn a lower middle-class standard of living, additional money you earn beyond that has almost no effect on your quality of life.
— Jordan PetersonClinical Psychologist, Author of "12 Rules for Life," Public Intellectual
If you don't place any emphasis on the development of character, or any belief that character is a reality; If you don't believe in the utility of courage and truth as the means of making your way through life; then you're left with – well – celebrity.
— Jordan PetersonClinical Psychologist, Author of "12 Rules for Life," Public Intellectual
Unless women have the chance to take up an active role in our economies and fulfil their potential, our ambitions for a fairer and more prosperous world simply won't be realised.
— Cherie BlairWife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair & Human rights lawyer
The 'confidence gap' begins to manifest itself in girls at an alarmingly young age. For example, a recent study on gender stereotypes and children's perception of brilliance revealed the worrying fact that girls start doubting their own intelligence and capabilities as early as age six.
— Cherie BlairWife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair & Human rights lawyer
If history has taught us anything, it's that women rarely win anything without a fight!
— Cherie BlairWife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair & Human rights lawyer
I believe that working towards women's economic empowerment at the global level is the single most important battle we will fight in our lifetime, and that's because harnessing the incredible talents and potential of women is not only the right thing to do – it will also create stronger economies and a fairer society for all.
— Cherie BlairWife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair & Human rights lawyer
Our world needs a more reflective way of communicating, something which the media are not promoting. We need an antidote to the current shooting-from-the-hip, and outrage sparking emotive content that is causing mutual incomprehension, it's a tragedy.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
Screens are weapons of mass distraction, and as audiences we have to listen and give speakers a chance.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail