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Helen Keller – A Glimpse into Nothingness

James Rick — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:57:49 +0000

“Before my teacher came to me, I did not know that I am. I lived in a world that was a no-world. I cannot hope to describe adequately that unconscious, yet conscious time of nothingness… Since I had no power of thought, I did not compare one mental state with another.” -Helen Keller

The Road to Happiness..

James Rick — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:26:17 +0000

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles:
find what it is that interests you and that you can do well,
and when you find it put your whole soul into it -
every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
John D. Rockefeller III

Howard Gardner – Changing Minds

James Rick — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:18:43 +0000

Changing Minds: The art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People’s Minds.

My favorite quotes in the book so far:

We may think of the mind as a vast hall of combat. In that environment various stories, ideas and values compete, wrestle and vie with one another for survival, for long term entrenchment in the brain, for the opportunity to stimulate consequential behaviors.
- Howard Gardner, Changing Minds, based on theory of economist Thomas Malthus

To change minds effectively leaders make particular use of two tools: the stories they tell and the lives they lead.
- Howard Gardner, Changing Minds

Making sense is not the same as being correct.
- Howard Gardner, Changing Minds