Squibs (I lost count)

It is funny that whenever a "pinnacle of achievement" is talked about, it is almost always with regard to a human impressing a bunch of other humans. How curious it is that we can conceptualize this vast universe but confine our efforts and motivations to this one species on Planet Earth.

Structure is fixed but words can and should be changed. If by adding a -ion to the end of a word you create something that does not exist in the dictionary, who cares! Meaning will be derived from context, not from what Oxford says.

Communicating is so much more important than knowing: You can have all the knowledge in the world but not be able to get anyone to move a limb if you cannot effectively communicate. On the other hand, you can know absolutely nothing, or be horribly misguided, and get legions of followers just for being an effective communicator.
There is a bias in people believing that effective communicators are somehow smarter, more knowledgable, or in other crucial ways superior to those who are not. This bias, rightly or wrongly, will persist. All you can do is accept it as fact and learn to communicate.

There is something about carefully observing actions, thoughts, and intentions that can make any behavior seem completely lame.

The best writers and the best musicians are the ones that are most skillful at violating expectations.

I heard this advice about raising children, but it seems wise to apply it with everyone: Be unconditional with love, but selective with praise.

Pessimism is almost always a hindrance. Unless you're a lawyer, in which case your job depends on being able to find problems.

Three kinds of love:
1. Love of people that give us comfort, acceptance, help, and who guide us. (Children's love of parents.)
2. Love of people who depend on us for these things. (Parents' love.)
3. Romantic love: idealizing strengths and virtues and downplaying weaknesses.
Marriage is unique as an arrangement that gives us all three.