The difference between a crime of evil and a crime of illness is the difference between a sin and a symptom.

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.

One of the best lovers in Hollywood. What would a title like that encompass exactly? she wondered. Technique? Enthusiasm? Or was it more about equipment?

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy

Learn to say 'I don't know.' If used when appropriate, it will be often.

Invest in places that make sense so you can afford to live in places that don’t make sense.

The provision of toilets is a minimum requirement for the dignity of our women.

The creation of the world is not only a process which moves from God to humanity. God demands newness from humanity; God awaits the works of human freedom.

A thirst for the infinite is indelibly present in human beings. Man was created to have a relationship with God; we need him.

You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.

To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana.

I'm one of the few people who understands how producing technology requires intuition and creativity, and how producing something artistic takes real discipline.