Knowing what you admire in others is a wonderful mirror into your deepest, as yet unborn, self.
Gretchen RubinStudies show that aggressively expressing anger doesn't relieve anger but amplifies it. On the other hand, not expressing anger often allows it to disappear without leaving ugly traces.
Gretchen RubinWe tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period.
Gretchen RubinWhen Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought to bear on a supreme challenge, and with his unshakable optimism, his heroic vision, and above all, his splendid speeches, Churchill roused the spirit of the British people.
Gretchen Rubin