Arianna Huffington Quotes

By helping us keep the world in perspective, sleep gives us a chance to refocus on the essence of who we are. And in that place of connection, it is easier for the fears and concerns of the world to drop away.

But, if we let it, technology can also add a lot of noise and distraction that get in the way of our most fundamental creative capabilities — instead of freeing us, it can consume us.

Asking a teenager to get up at 7 a.m. is like asking me to get up at 4 a.m.

Socrates defines his life’s mission as awakening the Athenians to the supreme importance of attending to their souls. His timeless plea that we connect to ourselves remains the only way for any of us to truly thrive.

Like airlines, we routinely overbook ourselves, fearful of any unused capacity, confident that we can fit everything in. We fear that if we don’t cram as much as possible into our day, we might miss out on something fabulous, important, special, or career advancing. But there are no rollover minutes in life. We don’t get to keep all that time we “save.” It’s actually a very costly way to live.

Essayist and philosopher Alain de Botton describes art as “an apothecary for the soul.

music can reach those places where words alone can’t go.

is a way of being that gives you the resources to deal with the ups and downs of life,

It's nice to be nice, but it can be extremely draining and self-destructive when it mutes our voice, holds us back, and undermines our authenticity.

"Why worry about minor little details like clean air, clean water, safe ports and the safety net when Jesus is going to give the world an "Extreme Makeover: Planet Edition" right after he finishes putting Satan in his place once and for all?"

El rencor es como beber veneno y esperar a que la otra persona muera. CARRIE FISHER

These two threads that run through our life — one pulling us into the world to achieve and make things happen, the other pulling us back from the world to nourish and replenish ourselves — can seem at odds, but in fact they reinforce each other.

Those who can sit in a chair, undistracted for hours, mastering subjects and creating things will rule the world — while the rest of us frantically and futilely try to keep up with texts, tweets, and other incessant interruptions.

And as children get older, the structure of the school day becomes even more out of sync with the natural rhythms of children and adolescents.

And yet we spend so much time and effort and energy on those résumé entries — entries that lose all significance as soon as our heart stops beating.