There is more going on beneath the surface than we think, and more going on in little, finite moments of time than we would guess.

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.

Dogs own space and cats own time.

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

That was a mistake, I guess, going out to California. They have these things called guidance counselors in high school. They drink a lot of herbal tea.

Money is the seal and stamp of success.

The quality of a person's life does not depend on the circumstances of his life as much as the attitude with which he faces those circumstances.

I want to be harder to reach, not easier.

I think I just wanted to work when I finally came to Hollywood. That's what it was. I wanted to get a job, and then I wanted to get the second one.

Economics and ethics are not mutually exclusive.

Every man - at least once in his lifetime - has visited the silent and dark street of disappointment.

You always have to sign contracts for several years, if they want to pick you up. It's kind of a strange scenario. They have the option or not.