The mind revels in conjecture. Where information is lacking, it will gladly fill in the gaps.

Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.

In the margin for error lies all our room for maneuver.

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate and learn, discover and invent.

By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery.

Metaphors hide in plain sight, and their influence is largely unconscious. We should mind our metaphors, though, because metaphors make up our minds.

Sometimes, you need a door slammed in your face before you can hear opportunity knock.