My father, who grew up picking olives on the Greek island of Lesbos, was a doctor. So my family expected me to become a physician.

True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses.

The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea.

Find that thing that you are passionate about, that you will do day or night whether someone pays you or not...because if you have that, you will have gold.

An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can't be done.

The only constant is change, and the rate of change is increasing.

Small teams driven by their passion with a clear focus can do extraordinary things. Things that only large corporations and governments could do in the past.

Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.

Creating abundance [is] not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility.

The meek shall inherit the earth. The rest of us are going to the stars.

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.

Celebrate the life you have been gifted thus far, supporting the arrival of Christmas day.

Faithfulness to one’s word is one of the principles of discipline

Stay strong. Don't worry about things you cannot change and don't worry about things changing that you cannot stop.

The first thing you have to learn is how to conduct dialogue and how to make it productive.

I do think I've learned, in the ensuing years, how to be a more effective bandleader. And maybe, just maybe, we're a little better on our instruments.

I'm a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.

On what high-performing companies should be striving to create: A great place for great people to do great work.

The children don't wear their masks at home and in controlled surroundings.

In the life of a nation, few ideas are more dangerous than good solutions to the wrong problems.