During that time, I began writing and designing the propaganda that we distributed to the students who we were trying to convince to join us.

MBA programs are underwritten by large companies and they succeed at producing future employees of large companies. In that regard, they are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing.

I also believe that at a critical point (more than six people?), that collective wisdom turns into group think.

I think small groups have more collective wisdom than an individual.

Success doesn’t always look like what we think it looks like.

The disruption caused by globalization and technology (what Tom Friedman calls hyperconnectedness) will be around for the rest of our professional lives.

For example, I wear clothes I buy at trendy shops because I don't care much about clothing. If someone wants to create a trend around clothing, I'll happily and blindly follow.

There are not enough forums where institutions invite their workers to share their failures in a constructive way so the organization can move forward.

In companies, there are three activities that should be labeled better. First there is the "CORE" which is the thing the company does that its customers pay it to do.

However, there's nothing more inspiring than a company that does solve problems and those problems are captured as part of a larger story.

I believe in labeling things.

I stepped out and the sun was shining. And the birds were chirping. It was the nicest day we'd had in ages. A couple of bunnies scampering about. It could have been the start of a Disney flick.

I can't give you the moon, ” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself.

Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform individuals, families.

Actually, I was lucky enough; I was a heavyweight, so making weight for me was never that much of a problem in high school. Now, it would just be near impossible, because I'm a little heavier.

You can read everybody. It's not even interesting to tell the truth because to some extent it's false.

What drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be 'curiosity.

I was a huge bookworm as a kid, and you could usually find me reading something with a dragon on its cover.

You soon learn there’s no elegance or dignity in death if you spend time in the castle kitchens. You learn how ugly it is, and how good it tastes.

Almost everything in 'A Day With Wilbur Robinson' has some basis in truth. And yes, my sister did pay me to feed her grapes while she talked to her boyfriend on the phone.