People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don't really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk.

Don't discount yourself, no matter what you're doing. Everyone has a unique perspective that they can bring to the world.

I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.

Move fast, take risks, it's okay to try big things you're better off trying something and having it not work and learning from that than having not done anything at all.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people - and that social norm is just something that has evolved over time.

When you want to change things, you can't please everyone. If you do please everyone, you aren't making enough progress.

My number one piece of advice is: you should learn how to program.

If things aren’t breaking, then you’re not moving fast enough. People learn by making mistakes.

People think innovation is just having a good idea but a lot of it is just moving quickly and trying a lot of things.

We’re all given gifts in life, it’s what we do with them that shows us what we’ve learned.

My heart is suffering from reality, so I go to sleep and dream I'm on a fairy tale

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

I'm quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent.

Work harder than everybody. You're not going to get it by whining, and you're not going to get it by shouting, and you're not going to get it by quitting. You're going to get it by being there.

For I too liked reading, thought of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial.

Ki is within us. There is Ki everywhere, either we know how to use it or we don't.

Life belongs to man, but the meaning of life is beyond him.

I'm fascinated with human relationships. I advocate the relationship you have with yourself.

Man, I wouldn't know where to begin on education reform, but one thing we have to do is add teacher accountability WITHOUT stressing standardized test scores.