“Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and good for us in the long run, not what we want to do right now. It's central, in fact, to civilisation.” WantLongFactsRunningHumanityAnimalHuman NatureDisciplineRight NowGoodnessCapacitySeparationResistanceTemptationImpulseCivilizedLong RunsSelf ControlWillpowerCivilisationRestraining Author:Roy Baumeister
“The secret to happiness is happiness itself. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, the wonder of our breathing. We don't have to travel anywhere else to do so. We can be in touch with these things right now.” HappinessTimeEnjoySecretWonderRight NowTravelCapacityBreathingSunshineTime TravelSecret To Happiness Book:Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life Source: Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
“When you think of all the things that have happened, since that problem with computers in 2000 and everybody was afraid and they were buying water, imagine what Millennium would do with all the things that are going on in the world right now. It has the capacity to be a movie. But, anyway, I loved doing it. It changed my life because the guy that I was playing was so much more educated and smarter than I was, so I had to live up to it.” ThinkingWorldProblemGuyWaterImagineHappenedChangedRight NowComputerCapacityEducatedBuyingSmarterChanged My LifeMillennium Author:Lance Henriksen
“When we got to Steamboat, we were on that big stage at five in the afternoon, and it was almost at capacity. I told my guys 'no matter what we've done to get to this point, no matter what lows, what highs, right now we are here and we've got a point to prove." It was probably one of my most memorable performances thus far.” MatterDoneBigsGuyFiveStageRight NowProveLowsCapacityPerformancesNo Matter WhatMemorableAfternoonProve ItMost MemorableSteamboats Author:Cody Johnson
“Meditation helps us gain the capacity to relax, to connect with what is going on right here and right now, to connect with other people, to re-access our resourcefulness, our clarity and our ability to focus and keep an open heart.” PeopleHeartHelpingAbilityFocusMeditationRight NowGainsCapacityAccessClarityRelaxOpen HeartResourcefulness Author:Tara Brach