It is rarely a mysterious technique that drives us to the top, but rather a profound mastery of what may well be a basic skill set.

The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.

Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential.

Not only do we have to be good at waiting, we have to love it. Because waiting is not waiting, it is life.

Just about every error has a technical and psychological component: get good at discovering those connections

We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.

One thing about the business and investing world that I connect to very intimately is that there is little room to deny the harsh realities of your mistakes. A bad call can lose you many millions.

I believe an appreciation for simplicity, the everyday - the ability to dive deeply into the banal and discover life's hidden richness - is where success, let alone happiness, emerges.

In America, people focus on the end result; they focus on the star.

Of course the sad truth is that if we are not present to the moment, our true love could come and go and we wouldn't even notice.

In chess you might find a good move. Then you might find a better move. But take your time. Find the best move.

People believed what they wanted to believe, no matter what was right in front of their eyes.

Happiness sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

For our anniversary, my wife and I went to see Godzilla, and then we ate at Barnyard Venice, and it was like, 'We are crazy! The Kardashians have to keep up with us!'

I don't smoke, don't drink much, and go to the gym five times a week. I live a healthy lifestyle and feel great. I can run a marathon, you know.

Launch your vessel, And crowd your canvas, And, ere it vanishes Over the margin, After it, follow it, FollowThe Gleam.

Why can't love be a fairy tale?

I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so that they're not stiff but like those I saw by Botticelli in Florence. It's a dream that won't come true.

Without losers, where would the winners be?

Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.

History is fables agreed upon.