Policy is driven by more than politics, however. It is equally driven by ideas.

The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.

We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.

The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.

If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.

The successful are those who have been given opportunities.

An aggressive drug-testing program would cut down on certain abuses, but its never going to catch everyone - or even close to everyone.

There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria.

Outlier are those who have been given opportunities-- -and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

When you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted.

If we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments.

The beautiful affair of sun, sky and the sea brings a perfect moment of love, peace and joy

All providences are doors to trial. Men may be drowned in seas of prosperity as well as in rivers of affliction.

Most of the criticism I get is that I am too positive and too hopeful... in my words, I don't beat people down enough.

The goal of the pastor is not to get people to show up but to get people to grow up.

When you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion.

Royalty is but a feather in a man's cap; let children enjoy their rattle.

I had no dream of being a movie star.

I don't speak for all of us, but I'm pretty sure that my thoughts and opinions and beliefs identify with most people who are black because that's my soul.

In love the heavens themselves do guide the state; Money buys lands, and wives are sold by fate.