We often think of choice as a thing. But a choice is not a thing. Our options may be things, but a choice—a choice is an action. It is not just something we have but something we do.

Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.

Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second.

Discern the vital few from the trivial Many.

Done right, a strategic intent is really one decision that makes 1,000 decisions.

I think we are in a non-essentialist bubble—everything seems important—so of course nothing is.

Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.

Play stimulates the parts of the brain involved in both careful, logical reasoning and carefree, unbound exploration.

I think we’ve been oversold the value of more and undersold the value of less.

The ability to choose cannot be taken away or even given away-it can only be forgotten.

There should be no shame in admitting to a mistake; after all, we really are only admitting that we are now wiser than we once were.

I cannot imagine how much I must’ve suffered in my previous lives to be fortunate enough to have parents like you in this life.

The artistic image is not intended to represent the thing itself, but, rather, the reality of the force the thing contains.

There is light within your soul. Let it shine.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers.

The phrase "Be Good to Each Other" is very important to me and something that I wish had been said more when I was in high school.

For your own good, for the good of your family and your future, grow a backbone. When something is wrong, stand up and say it is wrong, and don't back down.

Don’t be friends with jerks.

The first dollar is the most you will get if you don't love what you are doing.

How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?

Why does everyone think that I am a cruel and insensitive man? I mean, come on, I have kids... on my desk in little jars!