If there wasn't any competition, I'd be very worried, because it would mean we were not doing very well.

The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.

You need to get to the future, ahead of your customers, and be ready to greet them when they arrive.

There is no finish line when it comes to system reliability and availability, and our efforts to improve performance never cease.

The only constant in the technology industry is change.

Most of all, I discovered that in order to succeed with a product, you must truly get to know your customers and build something for them.

You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.

You have chosen the wrong path if it's not fun. And you are probably not taking enough risk if it's not hard and rocky sometimes.

I think a critical part of being successful in our industry is having a beginner's mind

Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain way.

I always tell people: Life is the dance between what you desire most and what you fear most. You've got to be able to deal with the threshold of control.

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

Take the time to celebrate stillness and silence and see the joy that the world can bring, simply.

Life is a dream made real through the power of our imaginations.

Your mother is going to be fine, " the nurse says. I breathe more easily but the word settles into my stomach. Fine. Was she fine before?

Faith is a bridge across the gulf of death.

I thought it'd be something cooler, like a van with 'Death to Demons' painted on the outside.

To dispair is to turn your back on God.

An important aspect of self-compassion is to be able to empathically hold both parts of ourselves-the self that regrets a past action and the self that took the action in the first place.

I have no political ambitions whatsoever. My ambitions are all about what XL can become.

Over-confidence is as evil as undue anxiety.