[In 2004] That's how I got a relationship with Steve Jobs. Because I listened really hard to him cause he's the smartest guy I ever worked for.

There's an independence to surfing, it's just you and the ocean. There aren't a bunch of rules.

An ad should be an appetizer, not a buffet.

If it's been done, do it better. If it hasn't been done, do it so well that better is not an option.

I’d rather apologize than to be so timid as to never try to do anything smart or brave.

Creativity thrives on a consistent diet of challenges and opportunities, which are often one and the same.

Actions speak louder than meetings.

Most ideas are a bit scary, and if an idea isn't scary, it's not an idea at all.

Baby Steps are for Babies, Not Brands. Be Amazing or Be Surpassed.

[In 2007] People's relationship with a brand is becoming a dialog, not a monolog.

I've never found a client's business problem that could be solved solely through advertising.

Grasp the simplicity and power of no excuses and you have guaranteed success.

The ideal committee is one with me as chairman and two other members in bed with flu.

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt.

There was an omnipresent sense of crisis.

I don't believe in singing lessons. You can sing or you can't.

There's no doubt that Iran funds and supplies Hamas with weapons.

Why does life feel, to us as we experience it, so desperately urgent and so utterly pointless at the same time?

We can't control what people do or say, even if it's dumb.

Government is not the solution, but rather the cause of our problems.

We trifle with, make sport of, and despise those who are attached to us, and follow those that fly from us.