Only when we recognize our shortcomings can we begin to remedy them. Only when we perceive our true strengths can we leverage their power. And only when we seek what we don’t know can we really start to learn.

There is no true bliss in ignorance.

Acknowledging our limitations prompts us to start asking questions, and from that precious moment on we move from limited to liberated.

One rule of conduct that has served me well is this: I don’t make an important decision until my heart (intuition) and my head (intellect) are both in agreement.

We think we’re making a cogent decision about specific circumstances when we’re really just having a pre-programmed reflexive response.

We all like to think we’re open-minded and objective when it comes to evaluating situations and people. But are we? A huge body of research in physics, biochemistry, and psychology says we’re not.

The key is to keep asking, keep probing, keep drilling down. If you activate your natural curiosity, every answer you get may generate new questions, and then new answers, followed by more questions, and so on, in an ever-rising ladder of understanding.

The Best Answers Come from the Best Questions.

If everything is clear and obvious, why do so many people disagree about so many things? What’s really going on?