In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.

Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don't need to escape from.

You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.

The job isn't to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo.

As our society gets more complex and our people get more complacent, the role of the jester is more vital than ever before. Please stop sitting around. We need you to make a ruckus.

Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.

Don't find customers for your products, find products for your customers.

Fitting in is a short-term strategy that gets you nowhere. Standing out is a long-term strategy that takes guts and produces results.

Social Networking that matters is helping people archive their goals. Doing it reliably and repeatability so that over time people have an interest in helping you achieve your goals.

You are not your resume, you are your work.

Conquest is made from the ashes of one's enemies.

Shakespeare had it right all along: Love will kill you in the end.

War is the business of barbarians.

To be hopeful means to be uncertain about the future, to be tender toward possibilities, to be dedicated to change all the way down to the bottom of your heart.

Greatness follows those who lead the way.

It is only the inadequacy of the criminal code that saves the hackers from very serious prosecution.

The acting life is different than I thought it would be. I love it - it's actually a lot less pressure than I thought it would be.

I told my wife a man is like wine, he gets better with age. She locked me in the cellar.

I love B.C., but you know what taxes are like in Canada.

When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very close to what I set out to do. And I'm super-opinionated about what I do and don't like.