The folks who go after grand challenges are impatient. They're pissed off. They're sick and tired, but in a passionate way. They're driven by a fire in their bellies to make a difference.

True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses.

The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea.

Find that thing that you are passionate about, that you will do day or night whether someone pays you or not...because if you have that, you will have gold.

An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can't be done.

The only constant is change, and the rate of change is increasing.

Small teams driven by their passion with a clear focus can do extraordinary things. Things that only large corporations and governments could do in the past.

Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.

Creating abundance [is] not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility.

The meek shall inherit the earth. The rest of us are going to the stars.

You should never hate anyone, not even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You had to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.

The t'ca [ship] left them, rolled and slewed off in a maneuver that made sense to a multi-brained snake.--from The Kif Strike Back

He had his choice, and he liked the worst.

And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.

The stronger I am in my personal life, the more energy I have to look outward, to address my society.

We are the only animals that let our kids come back home.

I tried talking to Jesus, but he just put me on hold.

Today the financial market is no good, but the money is there.

If there are amazing graces on this earth, I believe that they are these good children sent to us by God and not yet soiled by the knowledge that their nation does not love them.

Right now if you ask me Carmelo Anthony is GONE. He's going to L.A. to play w/Kobe Bryant.