Annie's latest book, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, focuses on strategies for great decision-making.

It's a short reminder that success can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations we are willing to have, and by the number of uncomfortable actions we are willing to take.

Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

There is only one form of approaching that does not prevent individual development, does not cause friction or a lack of energy — it is mature love. I mean a complete intimate relationship between...

The choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determines who we are

his schedule and the fact that he was

Courage is not the absence of fear or despair, but the strength to conquer them.

Sometimes, staying put, going sideways, or moving backward is actually the best way to eliminate what blocks or impedes your path.

We all create stories to protect ourselves.

If you value knowledge, you will hate ignorance. If you value understanding, you will hate shallowness. If you value intelligence, you will hate imprudence. If you value wisdom, you will hate...

To bring order into this jangled sphere man must find its centre Marshall McLuhan

The best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour

Eliminate jealousy by recognizing it is a put-down of yourself. By comparing yourself to some other person and imagining you are loved less, you make others more important than you. You are measuring...

Remove all unloving thoughts from your mind, and practice kindness in all of your thoughts, words, and actions. Cultivate

Whether it's your health, wealth, happiness, or any other element of your entire life experience, it is essential to keep in mind the importance of the movement of your attention. You must be...

THE BEST PLAN IS THE ONE THAT LETS YOU CHANGE YOUR PLANS.

to remind ourselves of our intention, which is to get higher and

then I decided I didn't want any regrets. I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed.

I believe in the old saying that if you can't measure something, you can't improve it.

We manage what we monitor.

We all know the secret of dieting - eat better, eat less, exercise more - it's the application that's challenging.

I wasn't sure how to answer. Could I tell him that one Secret of Adulthood is "Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense'?"

A voracious reader with a large memory for what she read

Entertaining shouldn't be about showing off. It's all about making people feel comfortable and setting a stage for everyone to have a good time, make new friends, and have stimulating conversations....

Scarlett, when you are forty-five, perhaps you will know what I'm talking about and then perhaps you, too, will be tired of imitation gentry and shoddy manners and cheap emotions. But I doubt it. I...

Anything essential is invisible to the eye.

With the exercise of a little care, the nettle could be made useful; it is neglected and it becomes hurtful. It is exterminated. How many men resemble the nettle! He added with a pause: There are no...

I think, however, that there isn't any solution to this problem of education other than to realize that the best teaching can be done only when there is a direct individual relationship between a...

She reminded herself that this was exactly the sort of perk that would justify moving away from the familiar life she'd grown to love

Superheroes work the hardest when things get tough.