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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey

in relationships, the little things are the big things

Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, P.12
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business – Charles Duhigg

Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort. Left to its own devices, the brain will try to make almost any routine into a habit, because habits allow our minds to ramp down more often.

Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit, Loc.406
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Konstantiniyye Oteli – Zülfü Livaneli

Her şeyi ve herkesi anlamaya çalışan, dünyayı değiştirmeye kalkmadan önce kendisini değiştirmeye gayret eden, “eğer bir kavga varsa kusur iki taraftadır” diyerek hayatı ılımlılık olarak anlayan, yani gerçek olamayacak kadar bilgeleşen işçi emeklisi babası.

Zülfü Livaneli, Konstantiniyye Oteli, S.31
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Küçük Prens – Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Büyükler hiçbir şeyi kendiliklerinden anlamıyorlar. Onlara hep bir şeyleri açıklamak zorunda olmak ne kadar da sıkıcı bir şey çocuklar için.

Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Küçük Prens, S.2
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Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior – Leonard Mlodinow

People have a basic desire to feel good about themselves, and we therefore have a tendency to be unconsciously biased in favor of traits similar to our own, even such seemingly meaningless traits as our names.

Leonard Mlodinow, Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, P.19
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How to Be Idle: A Loafer’s Manifesto – Tom Hodgkinson

Hunger and God have been replaced in the consumer age by possessions and status.

Tom Hodgkinson, How to Be Idle: A Loafer’s Manifesto, Loc.381
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