Daniel Goleman

The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.

In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.

I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which field you can get into and hold a job in, whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse, for example.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.