“ The biophilia hypothesis is not your run-of-the-mill Berkeley/Al Gore/Eat Your Spinach environmentalism. It does not appeal directly to our sense of stewardship or responsibility. It appeals to a much… Eric Weiner
“ It is again: that Hindu belief that all of life is maya, illusion. Once we see life as a game, no more consequential than a game of chess, then the world seems a lot lighter, a lot happier. Personal f… Eric Weiner
“ The word utopia has two meanings. It means both good place and nowhere. That's the way it should be. The happiest places, I think, are the ones that reside just this side of paradise. The perfect pers… Eric Weiner
“ Geniuses are always marginalized to one degree or another. Someone wholly invested in the status quo is unlikely to disrupt it. Eric Weiner
“ Moldovans, most of whom will never be able to afford the products advertised—unless they sell a kidney. Joseph Epstein, in his book on envy, described the entire advertising industry as a vast and int… Eric Weiner
“ The creator of Bambi was secretly writing pornographic novels on the side. This single fact tells you everything you need to know about turn-of-the-century Vienna, and why it was the perfect place for… Eric Weiner
“ It's a silly argument, and unnecessary. Creativity doesn't happen "in here" or "out there" but in the spaces in between. Creativity is a relationship, one that unfolds at the intersection of person an… Eric Weiner
“ To describe yourself as an entrepreneur or a disrupter is as meaningless as describing yourself as an athlete or a thinker. Really? What sports do you play? What do you think about? Eric Weiner
“ As I railed on and on, I became increasingly energied and excited by my own misery and misanthropy until I reached a kind of orgasm of negativity.'... The Brits don't merely enjoy misery, they get off… Eric Weiner
“ You can be as good as Rembrandt, but if no one discovers you, you will only be a genius in theory. Eric Weiner
“ First of all, nothing good ever came from a beanbag chair. Nothing. I am speaking from personal experience. Eric Weiner
“ Ideas are like bananas. That bananas grow only in tropical regions doesn't make them any less delicious in Scandinavia. Eric Weiner
“ The point is, the "best" technology or idea doesn't always prevail. Sometimes chance and the law of unintended consequences win out. Eric Weiner
“ Yes, failure is part of the mix, he says, but it is a means, not an end. If you fail repeatedly, and in the same manner, you're an idiot, not a genius. Eric Weiner
“ Too often when we say we feel joyful, we’re really feeling manic. There is a frenetic nature to our joy, a whiff of panic; we’re afraid the moment might end abruptly. But then there are other moments… Eric Weiner
“ Perhaps it's true you can't go back in time, but you can return to the scene of a love, of a crime, of happiness, and of a fateful decision; the places are what remain, are what you can possess, are w… Eric Weiner
