People get work done, not buildings, not staffs in a generic sense, and not plans, but people

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.

Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.

Get mad, then get over it.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

Wealth is the byproduct of thoughts. To be wealthy, think of wealth.

I have always disliked the fierce competitive spirit embodied in that highly intellectual game.

Scientists animated by the purpose of proving that they are purposeless constitute an interesting subject for study.

I want to start where language ends.

When you're given a song, it's my job to record the lyrics, story and emotion, and make everyone who is listening to the song believe that it was my words and experience.

Wildlife is decreasing in the jungles, but it is increasing in the towns.

Rashida Jones is simply glorious. Andy Samberg shines in a grounded performance that digs deep, sharply funny and touching, a breath of fresh comic air!

To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.

All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.

Race prejudice decreases values, both real estate and human.