Consistency is the most overrated of all human virtues... I'm someone who changes his mind all the time.

The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.

We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.

The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.

If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.

The successful are those who have been given opportunities.

An aggressive drug-testing program would cut down on certain abuses, but its never going to catch everyone - or even close to everyone.

There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria.

Outlier are those who have been given opportunities-- -and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

When you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted.

If we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments.

Because books saved my life, literally, I've become close to them

Every few years, I change my look for the simple reason that I get bored. If you Google Image me, you will see so many different looks: long hair, short hair, clean shaven, beard, etc.

It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.

The taxpayer is the new permanent underclass.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

Dell Computers announced they're releasing a competitor for the iPad. Now it is, in fact, a great alternative for people who already have an iPad, but are fed up with it working all the time.

Saddam Hussein's regime is a gray and gathering danger.

Thou know'st how fearless is my trust in thee.

Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun, grow pure by being purely shone upon.

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.