mindset Quotes

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true.

I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind - this attitude of uncertainty - is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire.

If you're gonna make connections which are innovative... you have to not have the same bag of experiences as everyone else does.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

The special ops guys and the firefighters around the world have this great phrase. They say, 'Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast,' and that is true. Everything I've accomplished in my life has been because of that attitude.

I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.