The culture of a workplace - an organization's values, norms and practices - has a huge impact on our happiness and success.

Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.

The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me. That is the real accolade.

The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.

Procrastinate strategically... Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.

Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.

If we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others' suggestions.

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a history of originality.

Good guys are most likely to finish last, but also most likely to finish first.

Enemies make better allies than frenemies.

Don't treat me like I am something that happened to you.

When business starts using its voice for the benefit of the country as a whole, not just in its narrow self interest, it can really be the force that can make the changes that need to be made.

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty.

He fainted. Then he came to and remembered what happened and fainted again.

Mathematics is man's own handiwork, subject only to the limitations imposed by the laws of thought.

The knowledge of one generation is the ignorance of the next.

Even when you're making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess it's part of my dramatic viewpoint. I'm not sure why exactly.

Philosophy only seems to offer endless dispute, with no cakes and ale.

I don't care if you think I'm racist. I just want you to think I'm thin.

When you create something new, you're breaking tradition - which is an act of defiance.