Business is a conversation because the defining work of business is conversation - literally. And 'knowledge workers' are simply those people whose job consists of having interesting conversations.

Transparency is the new objectivity.

The cure to information overload is more information.

Metadata liberates us, liberates knowledge.

Personalization is the automatic tailoring of sites and messages to the individuals viewing them, so that we can feel that somewhere there's a piece of software that loves us for who we are.

It's not what you know, and it's not even who you know. It's how much knowledge you give away. Hoarding knowledge diminishes your power because it diminishes your presence.

To a collector of curios, the dust is metadata.

The smartest person in the room, is the room.

The next darwin is more likely to be a data wonk than a naturalist wandering through an exotic landscape.

This is an awesome time to be a knowledge seeker, no better time, but it's also the best time in history to be a complete idiot.

How we organize our world reflects not only the world but also our interests, our passions, our needs, our dreams.

Life is but words.

If you do not take opportunity   to   advance and reward   the   deserving,    your subordinates will not carry out your commands, and disaster will ensue.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

The chief al Qaeda recruiting tool is the net.

Let me tell you, my girl, that I'm swallowing no more of your insults! And if I hear another word from you in disparagement of the Corinthian set it will be very much the worse for you!

At that time [1954], as a result of political events, I was deeply preoccupied by my relations with the Communist Party.

My love of nationalism is that my country may become free, and if need be, the whole of the country die, so that the human race may live.

I am mentally bifocal.

I try to make sure I have a helpful perspective so when emotional pain comes up, it doesn't get out of hand.

Good luck lies in odd numbers.