I think actually the marketing community is approaching a crisis: There are just too many messages competing for too little attention. That is the fundamental problem.

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.

It's just like in a Brazilian serial! Destiny has brought us together.

If we didn't have nightmares, we wouldn't wake up every morning chasing our dreams.

Human emotions have deep evolutionary roots, a fact that may explain their complexity and provide tools for clinical practice.The Nature of Emotions (2001)

The act of consciousness is central; otherwise we are overrun by the complexes.

Sometimes it's more important to change politicians than light bulbs.

Walk, first, through the fire, then philosophize.

I love interaction with audiences. If were my choice, I would spend most of my time interacting with audiences. Walking around and asking them to challenge me.

I would never, ever do anything as vulgar as having fun.

In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.

I wonder what it's like out there?