It's completely legitimate for a company to continue striving for growth and higher profits. But business activities have to be conducted in a sustainable manner.

Debt is not intrinsically bad. But I make clear to my children that they should only borrow as much as they will be able to pay back.

Facebook and other social networking sites are bringing together spheres that used to be separate. People no longer have private and public lives; the line between the two is becoming blurred.

The problem with our Blackberry society is that hardly anyone has time anymore to have an unhurried discussion about the long-term developments that will change our lives.

A Facebook message will never be able to replace face-to-face interaction.

The heads of leading American universities say that if they selected applicants based on grades alone, their student bodies would be 100 percent Asian.

Asia has an army of low-wage laborers to thank for its economic boom.

Everything that individuals ever say or write can be used against them at a later point.

Negative thoughts about ourselves steals our energy

You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.

Architecture and architectural freedom are above all a social issue that must be seen from inside a political structure, not from outside it.

May we learn to say “thank you” to God and to one another. We teach children to do it, and then we forget to do it ourselves!

I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur. If I was a businessman, or saw myself as a businessman, I would have never gone into the airline business.

Manners. Manners will get you through anything.

I was a fan of Charlie Sheen - he's an incredibly likable, affable guy - well, until he doesn't like you.

Examine your own mental attitudes. Become your own therapist.

I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does.

I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a perfect set-up?