Without respect, the subtle alchemy that binds an organization or that serves as the impetus for a business transaction would dissolve into mutual suspicion and hostility.

We shape our life by deciding to pay attention to it. It is the direction of our attention and its intensity that will determines what we accomplish and how well.

It is not the skills we actually have that determine how we feel but the ones we think we have.

Unless a person knows how to give order to her thoughts, attention will be attracted to whatever is most problematic at the moment.

The most important step in emancipating oneself from social controls is the ability to find rewards in the events of each moment.

It is by being fully involved with every detail of our lives, whether good or bad, that we find happiness, not by trying to look for it directly.

But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity.