I think the hard work of writing is just how long a book is terrible before it's good.

When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable.

And there's nothing wrong with being a lizard either. Unless you were born to be a hawk.

Don't wish for bricks when you can build from stone.

Na razrusha'ya. I am not ruined. E'ya razrushost. I am ruination.

Yuyeh sesh. Despise your heart. Ni weh sesh. I have no heart.

The ox feels the yoke, but does the bird feel the weight of its wings?

What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men.

Weakness is a guise. Wear it when they need to know you're human, but never when you feel it.

There’s no such thing as too much champagne. Though your head will try to tell you otherwise tomorrow.

I wanted to believe anything so that I wouldn’t have to face the future alone. The problem with wanting is that it makes us weak.

The human body is robust. It can gather strength when it's in mortal danger.

Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day.

If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself.

Business model innovation is constant in this economy. You start with a vision of a platform. For a while, you think there's a line of sight, and then it's gone. There's suddenly a new angle.

The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.

There is a popular fallacy that falling down is the mark of a poor skater. But the truth is that when one stops falling, he has probably stopped improving.

Don't be a hero, live to fight another day.

Fearlessness isn't a place your reach. It's a commitment you make.

Management is the art of getting three men to do three men's work