“Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.”

To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.

Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.

The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.

A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen.

They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all.

We may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place.

The concept of logical thinking is selection and this is brought about by the processes of acceptance and rejection. Rejection is the basis of logical thinking.

To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor it’s nothing.

A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.

The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.

If you never change your mind, why have one?

Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.

Language is the biggest barrier to human progress because language is an encyclopedia of ignorance. Old perceptions are frozen into language and force us to look at the world in an old fashioned way.

The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking.

Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.