I want the public as well as libraries and schools to enjoy unlimited access to public-domain books. This means no charges for these kind of texts themselves.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

The greatest difficulty in the world is not for people to accept new ideas, but to make them forget old ideas.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'.

Celebrate what you want to see more of.

Excellence is not an aspiration. Excellence is what you do in the next five minutes.

Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts do it...only business people think it isn't necessary to train.

The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.

Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!

When you thank GOD for what you have, it means you appreciate and value what's in your hands. And when you value what's in your hands, it will open up its wonder to you.

Having her favorite breakfast always made her feel cozy, like a warm blanket was being wrapped around her.

Cardiff Stadium was a warm up for the 3 Hyde Park shows. James Brown opened. And I think it may be the only time we played Mini Epic live.

To truly try is to give all you have, when you have nothing left.

My husband is very supportive and is there for the kids, especially when I'm in projects such as The Color Purple.

Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.

I do love genres, but I love finding new ways into the genre, or making that world fresh again.

Ideas come from everywhere - they come from what you see and hear and imagine.

Know that you yourself are a miracle.

I've come to the conclusion that the core characteristic that separates companies that get innovation from those that don't is a simple word: curiosity.