In the general American population, 3.9 percent of adult men are six foot two or taller. Among my CEO sample, almost a third were six foot two or taller.

Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.

Whenever we have something that we are good at--something we care about--that experience and passion fundamentally change the nature of our first impressions.

The power of knowing, in that first two seconds, is not a gift given magically to a fortunate few. It is an ability that we can all cultivate for ourselves.

Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action."(p.115)

Testers for 7-Up consistently found consumers would report more lemon flavor in their product if they added 15% more yellow coloring TO THE PACKAGE.

…there is faith and faith. One form of faith is actual practice—the rituals and so on—the other form of faith involves actually believing in it.

I'm always ready and willing to just keep pushing and working and going because it's in my spirit.

I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.

Getting offended is the bait of Satan for the believer.

With any new civilization... they have to have their own officers and police and governments and all that.

Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell. And so she has.

What are you going to do if it's the end of the world? You better go out having fun instead of stressing about it.

Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing.

Even the best of friends need time apart.

I don't think there's a city that has done more and sustained a higher level of security and protection than New York City.