I don't want to be like the angry old guy in the corner who is always ranting and raving about the same things - but I don't mind doing that just a little bit!

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.

Religion isn't the problem ignorance and hatred are.

It won't do to be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success

Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.

Drawing attention to myself has never been a goal.

The side effect of expanding consciousness is that negativity starts to evaporate; it goes away like darkness when you turn on a light.

If you change the rules on what controls you... you will change the rules on what you can control.

The hardest thing about being an outcast isn’t the love you don’t receive. It’s the love you long to give that nobody wants.

...when I prayed to receive Jesus Christ as my Savior, I had made that promise...: 'If You'll make Your will for my clear, I'll do it no matter what!'

My favorite photos are the ones where people don't really see me. I'm more interested in looking at people looking at things.

Remember though, your best weapon is between your ears and under your scalp -provided it's loaded.