When people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters-first and foremost-how they behave.

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.

Nah, I've always had a great relationship with my two brothers, I have always had their support in my football and in everything. They've been very close to me and we have a great relationship.

I hate government. I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican.

Because Fascism is a lie, it is condemned to literary sterility. And when it is past, it will have no history, except the bloody history of murder.

All my lyrics are open to interpretation by the individual and imply many different meanings, therefore their relevance is purely subjective.

Low stir of leaves and dip of oars And lapsing waves on quiet shores.

Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense.

It is false to suggest that Thomas Jefferson or any other Founding Father believed in a legal barrier to God in the public square.

I am ready for love but I'm not desperately seeking it.

He didn't ask what I was thinking, which was out of character for him. I guessed that meant that he was just as nervous as I suddenly was.

We do not keep the outward form of order, where there is deep disorder in the mind.