Build what you want to see in the world.

I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and repetition of shape - almost fractal.

It's empowering to be asked to look at what's possible, not told how to do it.

Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.

The greatest lesson that I learned in all of this is that you have to start. Start now, start here, and start small. Keep it Simple.

The strongest thing you can cultivate as an entrepreneur is to not rely on luck but cultivating an ability to recognize fortunate situations when they are occurring.

Success is never accidental.

Making something simple is very difficult.

There's an entire universe in every single tweet, and it all really depends on the content as far as how it's going to spread.

Don't avoid eye contact and don't be late

My goal is to simplify complexity.

Every book is a world.

Give joy, smiles, happiness, goodness and kindness to every person you meet.

We tend to think of the erotic as an easy, tantalizing sexual arousal. I speak of the erotic as the deepest life force, a force which moves us toward living in a fundamental way.

Work sucks. That's why it isn't called 'fun'.

--you wouldn't have hurt me like this for nothing. So what have I done? How have I wronged you? Tell me.

And Noah he often said to his wife when he sat down to dine, "I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't get into the wine."

Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine.

A man who has spent most of his adult life trying out a series of patent medicines is always an optimist.

You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you... happiness is your natural state.

It is only in the fundamentalist religions that women are relegated to second class. Radical Evangelicals, Muslims, and Jews all have the same view of women.