Expose yourself to as much as possible. Attend conferences no one else is attending. Read books no one else is reading. Talk to people no one else is talking to.

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions.

The internet tends to make smart people smarter and dumb people dumber.

I'm just the smallest dot in a big map of human history.

Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion.

It got a little stressful in my first two years of high school, trying to make conference calls with investors in between classes, but I definitely learned a lot of important time-management lessons.

I have a broad range of interests, so I'll always be working on something.

If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea.

Sometimes Plan B can have the same desired outcome, but a different path for getting there.

I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.

By loving the broken parts in youI learn to love the broken parts in me.I learn that we are not broken after all.

It's bad to grow old before your time. It's worse to not grow at all within your mind,

A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.

I was raised on NBC television.

every question possessed a power that was lost in the answer . . .

Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on.

Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.

So we keep asking, over and over,Until a handful of earthStops our mouths -But is that an answer?

What will they think of me? Must be put aside for bliss

When I say right, it just has to be well thought out. I feel like I'm on a pretty good roll, and it can't be me trying to force what might be perceived to be next.