“The primed ideas have some ability to prime other ideas, although more weakly. Like ripples on a pond, activation spreads through a small part of the vast network of associated ideas.”
Source: Thinking, Fast and Slow
“We get hypnotized and primed according to our environment, so choose your environment and associations carefully”
Source: A Relentless Pursuit of the Truth - A philosophical guide to living a life of fulfillment and meaning
“The current times have their hand in setting and creating trends, as well as establishing the milieu for social events.”
Source: My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today
“Ignoring a problem makes us susceptible victims of its occurrence and resulting consequences.”
Source: Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1
“Humans are equivalent in potential, what make humans situations differ is opportunities and awareness.”
“Some days and nights you just need to listen to her silences. And understand her unsaid words. And just be there for her.”
“In the 1870s it was estimated that a third of all the money in the Irish economy came from money sent by kindhearted Irish servant girls to their families. The Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in New York alone would send more than $30 million to Ireland between 1850 and 1880. Many families in Ireland owed their survival to what they gratefully called the "American Letter," a lifeline that helped them cope with brutal poverty and lack of opportunity.”
Source: F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome
“Scarlett O'Hara's father, Thomas, is an Irish immigrant who names his plantation Tara, after the home of the High Kings in Ireland. In an appealing nod to the "luck of the Irish," we read that Thomas O'Hara won his lands in a card game!”
Source: F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome
“It's often said that "the Irish built America. The truth is, not only did they build it, they also manufactured, repaired, and cleaned it, especially in the decades before and after the potato famine.”
Source: F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome
“Whether serving in the military, building industry, organizing politically, or making their way in any other part of American culture, the Irish were determined to create a free and prosperous life for themselves. This Irish-American struggle led to social and political progress for all Americans.”
Source: F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome