Happiness, in one sense, is a function of how closely our world conforms to the infinite variety of human preference.

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.

But reality had other ideas.

Humans make mistakes. They get angry, they do stupid things they're not proud of, and they hurt the people they love the most.

A few minutes after he arrived, Lee was talking to a group of astronomers eager to learn what news he could bring them, for there are few natural philosophers as frustrated as astronomers in a fog.

May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect.

How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.

Believe there is good in the world.

In writing advertising it must always be kept in mind that the customer often knows more about the goods than the advertising writers because they have had experience in buying them.

A coach's job is to put his team where it can function effectively and win.

Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.

Feel all you can, let your heart speak and guide you. Don't be afraid of the love deep inside you.