The world is not a meritocracy, as much as we may like to pretend that it is. And we have a long way to go before we really reward people based on their own merit.

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.

Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.

Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.

Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.

It means zero to be against greed.

A woman is a foreign land.

There are occasions when the general belief of the people, even though it be groundless, works its effect as sure as truth itself.

Jesus doesn't just want songs. He wants justice for the people on planet Earth.

I am NOT fighting for Muslims, believe me, when I demand Pakistan.

People are motivated by the desires for privilege, for power, for profit. Those are not shocking revelations. Anyone who's had any experience in life knows these things.

I'm Tally Youngblood. Make me pretty." -Tally Youngblood