The ultimate pitch for an era of short attention spans begins with a single word - and doesn't go any further.

The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers.

The three things that motivate creative people - autonomy, mastery, purpose!

Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.

Asking "Why?" can lead to understanding. Asking "Why not?" can lead to breakthroughs.

Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.

All of us want to be part of something bigger than ourselves, something that matters.

The misuse of extrinsic rewards, so common in business, impedes creativity, stifles personal satisfaction and turns play into work.

Greatness and nearsightedness are incompatible. Meaningful achievement depends on lifting one's sights and pushing toward the horizon.

Do what you can't and experience the beauty of the mistakes you make.

In many professions, what used to matter most were abilities associated with the left side of the brain: linear, sequential, spreadsheet kind of faculties. Those still matter, but they're not enough.

Let your playerhaters be your motivators.

We do have some capacity to determine how things evolve, and how we evolve, individually and as a community or race. That’s a tremendous freedom and a tremendous responsibility.

I am not tired of my work, neither am I tired of the world; yet, when Christ calls me home, I shall go with gladness.

Keep in mind that there are computers, that do touch things up. Like when I got a hold of the poster for 'Gold Diggers,' I said: 'Hey, wait a minute! Those aren't my teeth!

I have spent too much time with my eye glued to the viewfinder and ended up missing both the image of the mind and that on film.

You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that's sharper and smarter than they are.

Kaizen means ongoing improvement involving everybody, without spending much money.

Hope may or may not be a Thing with Feathers. But it’s definitely a Thing with Claws.

And, honestly, if somebody wants to criticize me for not being a trainwreck, that's fine with me!