Psychology

This kind of play improved all of my cognitive skills and really showed me how journeys that began with curiosity could turn into bigger dreams.

Producer of Academy Award-winning films and television shows

I didn't know that having face to face contact with people and being curious would be my medication…. And would save me. I didn't know curiosity was going to become a superpower in my life.

Producer of Academy Award-winning films and television shows

Our minds are not structured for the pace of rapid change that we're seeing and, increasingly, will experience. It's therefore natural that our reaction is fear and a foot on the brake, but the reality is that exponential change doesn't have a dial that you can slow down.

Founder of X Prize Foundation & Singularity University

One way that we deal with the accelerating rate of change is by sort of riding on top of that tsunami of change rather than being crushed by it.

Founder of X Prize Foundation & Singularity University

Resilience is the responsibility and opportunity of the community.

COO of Facebook & Author of "Lean In

Adversity is happening all around us at the individual level, it's happening at a company level, it's happening at industry levels; and we can either face it and learn from it or we can pretend it's not happening. And I think that is the key.

COO of Facebook & Author of "Lean In

Resilience is not a muscle we're born with, it's something we have to build and believe in over time. We should never ask ourselves how much resilience we have, but rather how much we can build, and how we can build it into ourselves, our friends, and the people around us.

COO of Facebook & Author of "Lean In

You create change in other people when you're totally honest, transparent, and authentic. When you show people who you really are, with all your flaws, with all your vulnerabilities...it moves them. People would come up to me crying and thanking me for telling the truth.

Documentary Filmmaker & Philanthropist, Walt Disney's Great-Granddaughter

You must tell yourself the truth about money if you're going to give it away well. If you can't live well with $999 million, there's something clearly wrong with you. Money gets inside us; it creates our perceptions and changes the way we operate. It changes the people among whom we are, and who we are. When we're not in touch with that reality, it can change us in heinous ways.

Documentary Filmmaker & Philanthropist, Walt Disney's Great-Granddaughter

True success in life can only be gauged by something which is priceless; how much love you have in your life – I am truly fortunate to be surrounded by extremely loving and fun family and friends and nothing beats spending time with the people I love.

Founder of Virgin Group & British Billionaire Entrepreneur

If you fall flat on your face, at least you're moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again!

Founder of Virgin Group & British Billionaire Entrepreneur

Most people don't know why an airplane stays in the air, but they'll still get on and fly to another continent.

Co-Founder of Square & Mobile Payment Pioneer

Most people I would consider world-class, successful entrepreneurs never volunteered for the job. They were kicked out like the guy who offended the king and was kicked out of the city walls.

Co-Founder of Square & Mobile Payment Pioneer

Doing something that has never been done before is terrifying… all the people who love you will tell you not to do it… not because they're jealous, but because they're genuinely scared for you… they're worried for your wellbeing. If you venture outside that wall, you are really somebody who has traded security and certainty for freedom and risk.

Co-Founder of Square & Mobile Payment Pioneer

There is something about the female psyche which is intensely social, and the most trivial conversations become part of the process of bonding. They may appear trivial but there will be a lot more un-stated below the surface - a form of commitment.

Evolutionary Psychologist Known for Dunbar's Number Theory

Modern society, specifically the modern economy, is very mobile. Our friendships and social networks become very quickly dispersed. At any one time, we build friendships and relationships with people and, for example, due to work, move on.

Evolutionary Psychologist Known for Dunbar's Number Theory