The hero was a big man; the celebrity is a big name.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

I write to discover what I think.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

Maybe is wasn't love so much as a fear of losing everything I'd accomplished. I was afraid to let go.

Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.

As a child I would just question things.

Retailing has gone from an information-scarce to an information-rich environment.

Chicago is incredibly gracious. People here have so much pride.

Islands are reminders of arrivals and departures.

When I stop learning something new and start talking about the past versus the future, I will go.

That's all life is - something childish and very natural. Isn't it?

So I wonder if anything should ever be off limits.

I emphasized the significance of revolutionary strategy.