Really, the one thing that actually works - you know, state-run communism may not be your cup of tea, but [China's] government works.

Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.

Managing innovation better may be the only way out of the abyss called commodity hell.

Work hard with passion and courage. Life is a marathon of contribution. You really must work hard to accomplish something... Find your passion and get good at it.

Values can't just be words on a page. To be effective, they must shape action.

The most important thing I've learned since becoming CEO is context. It's how your company fits in with the world and how you respond to it.

Seeing people in person is a big part of how you drive any change process. You have to show people a positive view of the future and say "we can do it"

Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools - but they must be kept to a minimum.

Live with passion. Live with purpose.

I was never afraid of failure. I realized that I was responsible for my own success and that every day offers a new beginning and I was confident in my ability to improve.

Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, you are not leading well.

We fear that we are ugly, that we cannot succeed and we are afraid of something

When you love someone, you end up caring about each and every person they love. When you hate someone, you end up caring about every single person who hates them.

When one person is missing the whole world seems empty.

I needed to get out and my roomies had both left me for the night so I followed the pretty one here.” Did Marcus just call me pretty?

Why is it that all men who are outstanding in philosophy, poetry or the arts are melancholic?

A luxury meal was prairie sandwiches - two slices of bread with wide-open spaces between them.

If a character dies, you get to do a big, juicy death scene. But the flip side is you're out of the sequel, which is where the real money is.

I cannot think well of a man who sports with any woman's feelings; and there may often be a great deal more suffered than a stander-by can judge of.

In the arms of the angel, fly away from here....you are pulled from the wreckage, of your silent reverie, you're in the arms of the angel, may you find some comfort here.

Error is to be pitied and pardoned: it is the weakness of human nature. But vice is a foul blemish, not pardonable in any character.