Once shoppers become empowered, we will facilitate industries thinking in completely new terms; for example, making products that are totally biodegradable.

The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then naturally, empathy arises. If you tune into the other person, you feel with them. If empathy arises, and if that person is in dire need, then empathic concern can come. You want to help them, and then that begins a compassionate act. So I'd say that compassion begins with attention.

The more socially intelligent you are, the happier and more robust and more enjoyable your relationships will be.

Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

One aspect of a successful relationship is not just how compatible you are, but how you deal with your incompatibility.

Smart phones and social media expand our universe. We can connect with others or collect information easier and faster than ever.