People don't mind being in prison as long as no one else is free. But stage a jailbreak, and everybody else freaks out.

Autonomy, adventure, imagination: entrepreneurshi p comprehends all this and more for us. The characteristic art form of our age may be the business plan.

Life, if you live it right, keeps surprising you, and the thing that keeps surprising you the most…is yourself

People’s stories are the most personal thing they have, and paying attention to those stories is just about the most important thing you can do for them.

If you're oblivious to other people, chances are pretty good that you're going to hurt them.

If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts.

We proceed by doubt, by trial and error, by resisting the impulse to lunge after certainty.

But it is not the job of truth to make us feel good. It is the job of truth to be true, and it is our job to deal with it.

As some people say, we're already in a Singularity relative to ancient Grecians, inasmuch as they couldn't understand our world at all... and I think it's true in the opposite direction, too.

We can start all the organic farms we want, but we can't stop congress from declaring pizza sauce a vegetable.

Depression means self-loathing, self-disgust, and the kind of emotional numbness that feels like psychic death.

Success is not a romantic word, it's an ugly world.

I don’t believe that, " I said, and he raised his brow beneath his shaggy hair. "I never asked you to.” (Jessica)

He looked left and she turned right ment to be together but not that night...

The young... are full of hope and discontent... And the old are those who were once discontented, but who have successfully smothered that flame and have found security and comfort in various ways.

There is a lot of relief for daters who are serious about wanting to be in a relationship. This comes in the form of what appears to be dramatic changes like speed dating and Internet dating.

Friends are like coals in a fire - together, they glow; apart, they grow cold.

Once you see the good in someone, it's hard not to notice the good in everyone.

Once shoppers become empowered, we will facilitate industries thinking in completely new terms; for example, making products that are totally biodegradable.

If ever you've been down in the dumps, hear these iconic authors share with you more than their writing wisdom.

An honest man is respected by all parties.