On Mindfulness and Meditation

 
 
 
“You can’t force people to be mindful at all. I think you can make it easier to be mindful; if it’s on your calendar, and there’s someone there to guide you, you’re 10,000 times more likely to do it.”
— EVAN WILLIAMS, CO-FOUNDER, TWITTER
“I think it’s becoming cool to have mental toughness or to meditate, it’s a thing, but I don’t think people really understand the value of it. It’s a place of peace, where ideas are relaxed and fully developed.”
— JAYLEN BROWN, SHOOTING GUARD, BOSTON CELTICS
“It feels good. Kinda like when you have to shut your computer down when it goes crazy, you just restart and it’s okay again. That’s what meditation is to me.”
— ELLEN DEGENERES, THE ELLEN SHOW
“Meditation has helped me discard interesting but unnecessary information and focus on the few things that make a difference to long-run investment performance.”
— PETER COOPER, CIO, COOPER INVESTORS
“The world always tries to convince you that you are not enough. But you don’t have to take the bait. Meditation helps you resist.”
— OPRAH WINFREY, OPRAH.COM
“Meditation is a lifelong gift. It’s something you can call on at any time. I think it’s a great thing.”
— PAUL MCCARTNEY, EX-BEATLE