You've got to tell a story, paint a vision, know your metrics and sell, sell, sell.

One of the first things we did was to find role models or mentors at companies that had achieved what we wanted to do. We bribed them or annoyed them for long enough until they decided to mentor us.

Life did not take over the world by combat, but by networking.

Love radiates the full beam of light.

Success always leaves footprints.

I auditioned for a Pepsi commercial, and I got it, and that was incredibly fun. So I thought, Well, maybe I should try this acting thing.

We build our computer (systems) the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins

I could be really sad and I start to cry; I feel alive then. I could be at a concert and I throw my hands up in the air and I feel elation; I feel alive then.

My music started out as a complete joke, so really all I was doing was going for witty punchlines to make all of my buddies laugh.

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat in my blog is the notion that journalists are arrogant and unconcerned with the readership.

I wanted to do a weird book and reestablish my independent, small-press roots.

Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow