On ‘can do’ mindset – “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”. Old English proverb.

On perspectives & managing own thoughts – “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”. Shakespeare, Hamlet.

On learning from others & the benefits of dialogue  – “Unless a person is insane, he or she has some valid reason for holding a point of view or harbouring a feeling. There is something valid about any point of view or any feeling any of us may entertain. There are no wrong points of view, no invalid ways to feel. I am here to learn your reasons and your feelings and to understand their origins. And to understand my own response to them”. Danah Zohar (1997)

On quality of thoughts – “If you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford