Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

I love Amsterdam. The city is vibrant and alive. It's fresh and so open. It's definitely one of my favorite places.

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

I have no interest in understanding sheep, only eating them.

The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.

And be grateful. Our scars have the power to remind us that the past was real.

Human emotions are a gift from our animal ancestors. Cruelty is a gift humanity has given itself.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'

Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon

Managing change is no longer a one-time initiative, and change management turns to be a strategical ongoing capability in today’s digital organizations.

I sing the song in my heart.

My heart's in the Highlands my heart is not here My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.

When I was in the gulag I would sometimes even write on stone walls. I used to write on scraps of paper, then I memorised the contents and destroyed the scraps.

It's hard to tell what people will do with the word and how they'll be circulating it but I think the storytellers and the stories themselves will always be there.

I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.

I have never relied on anyone else for money since I graduated, and that made me feel grown up.

When you turn your team upside down and try to figure out what the culture of the team is, you take the greatest risk a team can take.