Kahnemann Book Quotes & Sayings

Silence embeds thoughts better than speeches. If you are afraid of silence, you are afraid of your thoughts. — Rossana Condoleo

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister. — Alice Walker

I always carry a pair of scissors around with me to cut things out of magazines. — Sally Phillips

Unless a man gives himself entirely to the Cross, in a spirit of humility and self-abasement; unless he casts himself down to be trampled underfoot by all and despised, accepting injustice, contempt and mockery; unless he undergoes all these things with joy for the sake of the Lord, not claiming any kind of human reward whatsoever - glory or honor or earthly pleasures - he cannot become a true Christian. — Mark The Evangelist

For it is good to cleave to God, and to put our hopes in the Lord, so that, when we have exchanged this poor life for the kingdom of heaven, we may cry aloud: 'Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.' Assuredly, when we have found such wealth in heaven, we may well grieve to have sought after poor passing pleasures here on earth. — Jerome

Humility enforces where neither virtue nor strength can prevail, nor reason. — Francis Quarles

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do. — Jose Ortega Y Gasset

Are you here about the infestation?"
MacMillian stiffened. "I don't ... We aren't-"
Lena cleared her throat. "I'm afraid bugs aren't really our specialty."
"Not bugs." The woman shook her head vigorously. "Ghosts. Whole place is crawling with 'em. — Laura Oliva

I don't think I make much of a distinction between the 'real' and the 'fantastic.' They both seem to be threads in the same cloth as far as I'm concerned. — Alice Hoffman

I think everyone should go crazy at least once in their life. I don't think you've truly lived until you've thought about killing yourself. — Pete Wentz

The human brain has the computational efficiency of 10^-26. You are an abacus of horse guts and shiny beads beside me. You do not understand. Cannot comprehend. And I have no time to bend the meat inside your skull and make it grasp the simple truth that still somehow eludes you. — Amie Kaufman

The world is in a mad dash of personal peace and affluence. Sadly, too often the evangelical church is not much different. Of course, we want our children to become Christians. But that is just an addition to the all-consuming goal, that they would attain their own personal peace and affluence. — R.C. Sproul Jr.

Happiness comes from striving to make tomorrow better than today and being at peace when yesterday was better than today as well. — Dan Pearce