Successful presentations are understandable, memorable, and emotional

The most exciting business ideas fit on the back of an airplane napkin.

Clutter forces the brain to consume energy. Create uncluttered environments instead.

New research into cognitive functioning - how the brain works - proves that bullet points are the least effective way to deliver important information.

True leaders inspire people to a bigger vision.

Neuroscientists are finding that what passes as a typical presentation is usually the worst way to engage your audience.

The most inspiring leaders are those who... inspire the rest of us to be our best selves and to match our skills with our passions. They give us confidence to pursue our dreams.

Nothing is more dramatic than a well-placed pause.

In writing and speaking, three is more satisfying than any other number.

Storytelling is not something we do. Storytelling is who we are.

I grew up like Huck Finn, always outdoors, exploring, collecting frogs - there was space everywhere. I want my kids to experience that too. I love being outside.

Do not let your bachelor ways crystallize so that you can't soften them when you come to have a wife and a family of your own.

It is hard to say whether doctors of law or divinity have made the greater advances in the lucrative business of mystery.

You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it; but let all you tell be truth.

I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs.

There's something unique and different that makes a leader, and it's not about creativity or courage or integrity.... A leader's job is to rally people toward a better future.

There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.

Sometimes we drop in and do an acoustic set somewhere, and that's really fun to take all these insanely loud songs, and to do them quiet. It's really a sight to see... or to hear!

May you be blessed with everything your heart desires.

I never wear a watch, because I always know it's now - and now is when you should do it.