It only takes one mistake and nothing else you ever do will matter. No matter how hard you work or how smart you become, you'll always be known for that one poor choice.

Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The Queen is their slave.

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?

You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away.

If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Stop looking for permission from other people to do what you know you are meant to do.

Every cent you own and every moment you spend is always an investment.

Scientist say that music can change the speed of a heartbeat. They failed to add: so can a text message.

When you guarantee increase, you create attention for yourself

As everyone in Louisiana knows, there was often no communication or coordination between the state and federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.

Can we ever break free of the devices and desires of our own hearts? Might not our conscience be telling us what we most want to hear?

Networking that matters is helping people achieve their goals.

In McKinsey's world, all of life is one of two things: strategy or organization.