Pico Iyer on The Art of Stillness

Enlightening Talks

Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will out burn the pain.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.

Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

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Enlightening Talks

Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will out burn the pain.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.

Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Playlists of Our Curated Videos

Enlightening Talks

Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will out burn the pain.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.

Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

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