Those in powerless positions aren't about to complain about bullying bosses, abusive supervisors or corrupt co-workers. There is no safe way to do so and no process that promises redress.

If you have never failed at anything, then you haven't been trying hard enough, aren't very imaginative, or have had such extraordinarily good luck that you have come to believe you are invincible.

For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.

Companies don't have ideas. Only people do. And what motivates people are the bonds of loyalty and trust they develop around each other.

I don't think you ever know anyone until you see them in action.

A fantastic model of collaboration: thinking partners who aren't echo chambers.

Bosses and leaders everywhere should cherish the people who bring them bad news, disappointing data or hard problems.

Huge open source organizations like Red Hat and Mozilla manage the collaboration of hundreds of people who don't know one another and have spent no time hanging around the water cooler.

As long as they are well-intentioned, mistakes are not a matter for shame but for learning

Openness isn't the end. It's the beginning.

The cell phone has become the adult's transitional object, replacing the toddler's teddy bear for comfort and a sense of belonging.

No matter how bright your future seems you can never forget about the past”.

One thing about failing repeatedly: If you're still doing it after you've failed that much, you really mean it.

I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

At every stage of spiritual growth, the greatest ally you have is your body.

I wasn't into the lunchbox and thermos ski slope, and that's where I was going.

Writing is physical for me. I always have the sense that the words are coming out of my body, not just my mind.

I think it would be a good idea.

I closed my eyes and rested my head against his chest, wishing sincerely that Rhiannon would get hit by a bus.

All the little risks I took were sort of like all the apartments I had moved into: I was finding the right spot.

Many of the world's greatest discoveries have been by accident. I mean, look at the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, or Botox.