Patent law holds us back, in every which way, shape or form. There is place for it, in physical products, in pharmaceuticals, but in software in particular, there is no place for it.

I hate politics. It's slimy. Any job where people pander for votes I don't like. The country has gotten so partisan that if you're not on my side, you're the enemy.

Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you're doing against other people.

It's not in the dreaming, it's in the doing.

If given a choice between investing in someone who has read REWORK or has an MBA, I’m investing in REWORK every time. A must read for every entrepreneur.

Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.

The only thing in your control is effort. That's all, and that's everything.

I don't care what anyone says. Being rich is a good thing.

Doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.

I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet - I want to know who the morons are.

It takes time, it's a grind. There are no shortcuts. You've got to grind and grind.

What we most love is not what we know, but what knows us and draws us. . . . (78)

Mia, I already told you I wasn’t going anywhere. This is where I want to be.

A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?

That man has offered me unsolicited advice for six years, most of it bad.

I don't say that I don't believe in God because that implies that there is a God for me not to believe in.

If I believe the good, then I have to believe the bad.

Is this place called Virgins? Well, I shouldn't be here! -Nina

Sometimes it's hard to pick right from wrong. The best thing we can do is go with our heart and hope it all goes well.

You can't flip-flop and be commander-in-chief.

Spirit of immersion and curiosity and awe and participation is something which Timothy Treadwell and I have in common.