It seems that there's a part of our psyche that doesn't know the difference between an agreement about cleaning the garage and an agreement about buying a company

Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. You want to be adding value as you think about projects and people, not simply reminding yourself they exist.

When you start to make things happen, you really begin to believe that you can make things happen. And that makes things happen.

The greater the volume of thoughts you have to work with, the better the context you can create for developing options and trusting your choices.

People think a lot, but most of that thinking is of a problem, project or situation - not about it

It's fine to decide not to decide about something. You just need a decide-not-to-decide system to get it off your mind

At any point in time, the first thing to consider is, what could you possibly do, where you are, with the tools you have?

People told her she hadn't changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn't.

It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

Nobody can tell me what I can or can't do, except they can.

I bet if I give all my love then nothing's gonna tear us apart.

Half the charm of climbing mountains is born in visions preceding this experience - visions of what is mysterious, remote, inaccessible.

Pride and resentment are not indigenous to the human heart; and perhaps it is due to the gardener's innate love of the exotic that we take such pains to make them thrive".

I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.

Drink deeply from good books.

Hollywood is a small, familial place. Everyone does business with everybody else. The same complications occur in investment banking.

In film, you have to let go sometimes.