"the most powerful mind is the quiet mind. It is the mind that is present, reflective, mindful of its thoughts and its state. It doesn't often multitask, and when it does, it does so with a purpose."

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Source : Maria Konnikova (2013). “Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes”, p.264, Penguin

Maria Konnikova

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“And so really, you have given me no choice but to take you shopping by force.â€ She sighed, then reached up, dropping her sunglasses down from their perch on her head to cover her eyes. â€œDo you even realize how happy the average teenage girl would be in your shoes? I have a credit card. Weâ€™re at the mall. I want to buy you things. Itâ€™s like adolescent nirvana.â€ - Cora”
“The consequences of man-made climate change are real and very signiï¬cant.”
“Everybody can perform, there are so many outlets. Musicians are no longer limited. In the past, the record companies made most of the money. I for one am not sorry to see them fade away.”
“I would like a nice, powerful, mind-altering substance. Preferably one that will make my unborn children grow gills.”
“When I'm with him, there is someone with me in my house of grief, someone who knows its architecture as I do, who can walk with me, from room to sorrowful room, making the whole rambling structure of wind and emptiness not quite as scary, as lonely as it was before.”

Source : Jandy Nelson (2010). “The Sky Is Everywhere”, p.59, Penguin
“Producing is making films without having to work sometimes. It's still making films, but it's a different job. When you're the director, you kinda do all the work. I'm actually going tonight to check the prints of my movie even though the premiere's tomorrow night.”
“The worst takes its time to come, and then to pass.”
“WHEN â€œIâ€ IS REPLACED WITH â€œWEâ€ EVEN ILLNESS BECOMES WELLNESS.”

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