Element Sir Ken Robinson Quotes & Sayings

A good deed, "said the prophet Mohammed, "is one that brings a smile of joy to the face of another."
Why will doing a good deed every day produce such astounding efforts on the doer?
Because trying to please others will cause us to stop thinking of ourselves: the very
thing that produces worry and fear and melancholia. — Dale Carnegie

One myth that has become established in the self-development arena is that it only takes 21 days to form a new habit. This simply isn't true in all cases. Sometimes it takes a shorter time, sometimes a longer time, and sometimes old habits are so hard to break that new ones never take hold. — Gudjon Bergmann

Reading works of literature is about "entering fully into the opinions, and therefore also the attitudes, feelings, and total experience" of other people.[96] To read literature is thus to open us up to new ideas, or to force us to revisit those we once believed we were right to reject. — Alister E. McGrath

I'm very close to my parents and we built a sailboat together when I was growing up. We're partners. — Rex Smith

I've been told by readers that they love how my heroes fall in love fast, first, and with conviction. — Sylvia Day

Where there is young people and vitality, you're going to find punk rock. — Henry Rollins

A woman who is not quite a fool will forgive your being but a man, if you are surely that ... — George Meredith

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. — Buddha