What is learned out of hard work and trial is inevitably more powerful than what is learned easily.

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.

A mistake is not a failure but evidence that someone tried to do something.

Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.

True gastronomy is making the most of what is available, however modest.

Ideas are the root of creation.

The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.

All government is an ugly necessity.

I never met the second happiest man, or the first happiest man, so I can't judge where I fall into that category.

The best inheritance a father can leave his children is a good example.

You gave me a significant look, but significant of what?

Only God can provide us with an eternal perspective and speak to us with absolute and final authority.