If you are a senior executive, you need to embrace each individual’s right to choose his or her own hardships — and you must talk about that openly, candidly.

The paradox of simplicity is that making things simpler is hard work.

Simplicity is power. The power to do less of what doesn't matter and more of what does.

Simpler companies are user centered. They adapt to the needs of day-to-day decision makers.

Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster.

Reliance in its most basic, daily, form is being part of a group that lives by a pact: To always have each other’s backs — no matter what — so that everyone comes out future strong.

If you want a strong future: Becoming secure with insecurity is the best security you can have.

If you want to lead others into a strong future: You need to be keenly aware of how your own inner truths — biases, fears, courage, values and dreams — do or do not impact the daily work of others.

If you want a strong future: You need to get past the stories that you have told yourself and others. You need to hear the heartbeatthat’s the real you.

Me comes before we. You need to become future strong before you can help others do the same.

Your career will include thousands of opportunities to transform yourself. Many will disrupt all that you have built. Each is an opportunity to choose to be vulnerable, to let go, to be reborn.

So, you're the Santa Claus of the magic world with a naughty and nice list?

Technology doesn't address everything - for example, air travel still sucks.

My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.

I travel a lot to promote the perfumes and to do the commercials.

All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.

I just want everyone out there to know that I'm super-awesome and a great guy and really cool to talk to and that I appreciate all the support.

The truly great books are the few books that are over everybody's head all of the time.

The next time someone is critical of you, just take a moment to consider their life. Then smile to yourself.

Alas, how can we help but mourn When hero bosoms yield their breath! A century itself may bear But once the flower of such a death.

Hardened round us, encasing wholly every notion we form is a wrapping of traditions, hearsay's, and mere words.