The ability to learn faster than competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.

A company's success no longer depends primarily on its ability to raise investment capital. Success depends on the ability of its people to learn together and produce new ideas.

Companies die because their managers focus on the economic activity of producing goods and services, and they forget that their organizations' true nature is that of a community of humans.

Once a company has adapted to a new environment, it is no longer the organization it used to be; it has evolved. That is the essence of learning.

I don’t believe in prayer, but I do believe in magic, and I want to believe in miracles.

Fear cannot capture us, criticism cannot harm us, and pride cannot make us fall.

A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.

I'm sounding out the silence, avoiding all the words.

I never wanted to be mainstream as a writer, but look at what's happened.

The physician treats, but nature heals.

It is the nature of the writer to question the validity of his world and yet rely on his senses to describe it. From what other tension can great literature be born?

There are too many unpredictable things that can happen within two months. To me, the ideal trade lasts ten days, but I approach every trade as if I'm only going to hold it two or three days.

Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.

Your mind is your invisible talisman. The letters PMA (positive mental attitude) are emblazoned on one side, and NMA (negative mental attitude) on the other. These are powerful forces.