“There is another Brain Principle to go with ‘First Things First’: that of‘Last Things Too’. This states that, all other things being equal, you willrecall more easily the ‘last’ things. Check your own memory banks andsee if this principle holds for the following.You will probably recall:� -The last new person you met� -The last time you saw the person you love the most� -The last social event you attended”

“So, your Socially Intelligent and altruistic behaviour doesn’t justbenefit your friends and colleagues; you benefit too. If you leave peopleon a high note, you leave yourself on that same high note! You thusfeed your own memory banks with wonderful and uplifting memories,as well as boosting your own resistance to stress, illness and disease.BUT REMEMBER: The opposite is also true …If you leave your friends, lovers and colleagues on antagonistic andunpleasant notes, you help them to flood their own bodies withpoisons that leave them physically unbalanced, their immune systemsweakened, and their memories fouled.And you do the same to yourself!The choice is yours …”

“A truly intelligent person is not one who can simply spout wordsand numbers; it is someone who can react ‘intelligently’ to all theopportunities, simulations and problems provided by the environment.Real intelligence means engaging your brain with every aspect of life –you play sport with you brain; you relate to others brain-to-brain;”

“True negotiation takes place when each side respects the other, and their point of view, and enters into the discussion positively. If you are determined that your solution, and your particular solution only, is the correct one – to be imposed on the other side if necessary – that is not negotiation; it is dictatorship”

“Plie is the first thing you learn and the last thing you master.”

“Definition is the companion of clarity; clarity is the guide to your goals.”

“I remember I once saw this old movie...; in it the main character was talking about how sad it is that the last time you have sex you don't know it's the last time. Since I've never even had a first time, I'm not exactly an expert, but I'm guessing it's like that for most things in life--the last kiss, the last laugh, the last cup of coffee, the last sunset, the last time you jump through a sprinkler or eat an ice-cream cone, or stick your tongue out to catch a snowflake. You just don't know.But I think that's a good thing, really, because if you did know it would be almost impossible to let go. When you do know, it's like being asked to step off the edge of a cliff: all you want to do is get down on your hands and knees and kiss the solid ground, smell it, hold on to it.”