Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.

The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me. That is the real accolade.

The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.

Procrastinate strategically... Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.

Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.

If we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others' suggestions.

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a history of originality.

Good guys are most likely to finish last, but also most likely to finish first.

Enemies make better allies than frenemies.

When you put off a task, you buy yourself time to engage in divergent thinking rather than foreclosing on one particular idea.

Mysticism is like pure science

I just thought you might like to know that I passed a kennel on the way to the game and your mother is all right.

Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.

I try to communicate in a way that allows people in on what's going on. What's better than references to popular culture?

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

The work that we do is so tricky because it rests on our shoulders, but it's also collaborative and part of it is trusting the people that you're working with.

One of the first obligations of art is to make all useful things beautiful.

I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I'm a music-nerd.

When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'

I think of myself as a complete mystery. To myself.