Good is the enemy of great.. The vast majority of good companies remain just that - good, but not great.

Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.

Great vision without great people is irrelevant.

Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great.

The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake. The best people don't need to be managed. Guided, taught, led-yes. But not tightly managed.

Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment.

Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great.

True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.

The difference between a good leader and a great leader is humility.

If you have more than three priorities then you don't have any.

The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.

Every life needs a little space. It leaves room for good things to enter it.

Men need men to keep their edges hot and clean, whereas women keep us warm and soft.

Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one's actions.

I know nothing and my heart aches

The heart is the first part that quickens, and the last that dies.

Whenever you say 'yes' to anything, there is less of you for something else. Make sure your 'yes' is worth the less.

I'm a history geek and I love American history. It's so bizarre and so problematic and I love the many conundrums that it represents. You can go down so many black holes.

It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid. -Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes

I loved the scent of the wallflowers in the evening.