“Read for fun, read for information, read in order to understand yourself and other people with quite different ideas. Learn about the world beyond your door. Learn to be compassionate and grow in wisdom. Books can help us in all these ways.” PeopleWorldWayBookIdeasDifferentHelpingOrderFunGrowsDoorsInformationCompassionateDifferent Ideas Author:Katherine Paterson
“Each day that we live, we're taking in new information, ideas, concepts, experiences, and sensations. We need to consciously stand guard at the doors of our minds to make sure that whatever we're allowing to enter will cause our lives to be enriched, that the experiences we pursue will add to our stockpile of possibility.” NeedsMindIdeasMotivationalCausesOur LivesDoorsInformationPossibilityConceptsAddPursueEach DaySensationsAllowingNew Information Author:Tony Robbins
“[On stereotyping:] It's the mind's way of processing a lot of information quickly. If we had to sort through every bit of data before making a decision, most folks would still be going out the front door when it was time to come home for the night.” IfsWayMindStillsHomeNightBitsDecisionDoorsFrontsInformationFolksDataComing HomeGoing OutStereotypeProcessingFront Doors Author:Fay Faron
“Utility representatives will not show up at your door unannounced and will not ask for banking information in unsolicited phone calls. If you get a request for personal information that leaves you skeptical, contact my office and we can help determine if the call was legitimate.” IfsHelpingShowsAsksDoorsInformationOfficePhonesDetermineContactRepresentativesBankingUtilitySkepticalRequestPhone CallsPersonal Information Author:Mike Beebe
“You can have somebody living next door to you and you can live in a completely different world from that person, which is definitely something we've never experienced before. So I think just because of the media landscape and the way we get our information now, we're more atomized and isolated from each other than ever before.” ThinkingWorldWayPersonsDifferentNextDoorsMediaInformationLandscapeIsolatedDifferent Worlds Author:Matt Taibbi
“When I teach a new group of students, I introduce some yoga philosophy, but I don't overload them with information. Just enough so they understand the real tradition behind this ancient practice and that it's not a stretching class. Guys come in and they're a little nervous. I tell them that when they cross the threshold of the door, they're crossing to a different dimension. They're moving from an externally-oriented reality to an internally-oriented one.” LittlesDifferentRealEnoughPhilosophyRealityMovingGuyBehindsClassTeachPracticeDoorsGroupsInformationStudentsYogaTraditionCrossesAncientNervousDimensionsIntroducingCrossingsStretchingThresholdOverloadDifferent Dimensions Author:James Fox