“The minute they had a job, the minute they started working, that's when they lost the sense of being a refugee and became part of the community. That was the moment they started to regain their dignity and became independent.”
— Hamdi Ulukaya
Founder and CEO of Chobani Greek Yogurt Company

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Psychology

A growing archive of 3,000+ moments, drawn from every interview.

I want to set an example for this generation of war reporters, and for my generation as a whole, that you don't have to rely on drugs or alcohol to cope with traumatic experiences.

— Trey Yingst

Fox News Correspondent and International Reporter

The goal is to make people care about the story, which is why our audience often engages deeply with our coverage. It's extensive, yet also personal, bringing the news directly into people's homes, into their living rooms, and bedrooms, in a way that helps them empathize with those we interview.

— Trey Yingst

Fox News Correspondent and International Reporter

When you're trying to understand the motivations of people, quite often understanding the emotional drivers is at least as important as understanding the facts that took them there. In the case of Putin and the people around him, it's resentment and it's anger and it's determination to recover something they believe they lost.

— Sir Laurie Bristow

When these things happen in life, our soul calls on us to learn a lesson. Often we need pain to be able to see the light. Most of us begin our spiritual journey after a job loss or a career change.

— Danny Morel

We've been bamboozled into believing that love is found on the outside. Deep down, we're really trying to achieve peace, happiness, and love. It's not about the wealth itself; it's about what we perceive the wealth will bring into our lives.

— Danny Morel

When you embark on that spiritual journey, it's literally a series of deaths that lead to a new, more spiritual life. That part of me had to die for the spiritual part to be born.

— Danny Morel

I've done what society tells you is successful, only to feel really empty and alone inside. True success is the discovery of your authentic self—discovering who you are before any wounding, trauma, or limitations were created in your life's journey.

— Danny Morel

There's a vested interest – if the ideas you're teaching and have worked on are completely abandoned in favour of something else, then your legacy goes to zero. I think that's a big force.

— J. Doyne Farmer

Complexity scientist & founding director of Santa Fe Institute's Complexity Economics program

If you're simply trained in accounting or marketing, you'll never have what I call a kind of epiphany. A fantastic business stumbles onto something psychological which just gives it a fantastic edge.

— Rory Sutherland

Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & advertising strategist and behavioral economist

The problem with market research is that people don't think what they feel, don't say what they think, and don't do what they say.

— Rory Sutherland

Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & advertising strategist and behavioral economist

Whenever I write a new song with somebody, it feels like the first time. I sometimes feel embarrassed, humiliated, like I don't know what I'm doing until we find a spark. You have to dare to go to this place where, even though you've done it before, it feels like you don't know what you're looking for until you find it.

— Toby Gad

Grammy-nominated music producer and songwriter behind major pop hits

Music is definitely a form of communication, and it gives me a good feeling. If I'm hungry and sit at the piano to play, I'm not hungry anymore. I'll forget everything when I make music. I think when we listen to music, it allows us to feel things.

— Toby Gad

Grammy-nominated music producer and songwriter behind major pop hits

We behave like an entire culture suffering from a severe right-hemisphere brain injury or stroke. It's almost as if our culture has pulled us into the left hemisphere, where anxiety lives, and refuses to let us return.

— Martha Beck

Life Coach, Author & Self-Help Expert Known for Relationship & Purpose Guidance

Your mission in life is where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet. When we're being useful and doing what we love, there's a sense of bliss. It's that moment where you say, 'This is why I'm alive. This is reason enough to be alive, right here.'

— Martha Beck

Life Coach, Author & Self-Help Expert Known for Relationship & Purpose Guidance

Fear is like being shot out of a cannon. Imagine a car has fallen on someone I love—I get this clear, calm, intense bolt of energy. Anxiety, on the other hand, is like being haunted. You never actually see what's scaring you—it's just a story in your head that never goes away.

— Martha Beck

Life Coach, Author & Self-Help Expert Known for Relationship & Purpose Guidance

All these prongs matter for happiness, and they're all interventions we can try, regardless of our circumstances or genetic background. They're simple changes that can really improve our well-being.

— Dr. Laurie Santos

Psychologist known for teaching popular "Science of Well-Being" course at Yale