We must measure what leads to results, not simply what is easy to measure.

Embrace change. Envision what could be, challenge the status quo, and drive creative destruction.

I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.

A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value.

Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility.

To do meaningful work is to contribute - to create value in society.

When everyone gets something for nothing, soon no one will have anything, because no one will be producing anything.

The only way you improve is to try new things.

If you never failed, then you're probably not doing very much.

A classical liberal is someone who wants a society that maximizes peace, civility, tolerance, and well-being for everyone. One that opens opportunities for everyone to advance themselves.

But it [crony capitalism] erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers want.

Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.

Maybe at this stage in my career, it's from that younger generation that I have most to learn.

Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer.

I do everything the man does, only backwards and in high heels!

I've always been interested in writing from the perspective of an outsider.

I didn't vote for [President Bush]. But I've never said anything bad about the guy because I have respect for the office.

I don't consider myself a very religious person in any.

No one runs your life unless you let them. And you have more power than you think.

The more angles I see, the more confused I get.

It's nice to know about something as soon as it happens, and obviously a newspaper can't provide that.