Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

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.

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.

Forget the suffering You caused others. Forget the suffering Others caused you. The waters run and run, Springs sparkle and are done, You walk the earth you are forgetting.

Most universities are no longer temples of knowledge, but of power, and true moderns worship there.

The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes.

The stars don't have to be perfectly aligned for me to do a good job.

The Theatre of the Absurd is a theatrical embodiment and manifestation of existentialism. It is part reality and part nightmare

Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.

There are rhythms in the world waiting for words to be written to them.

My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working

If you want to scale-up, the first thing you have to do is to expand your own team.

Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of.