That was the Alka-Seltzer moment, the moment when the tablet hits the water and begins to fizz.

The key to success is to risk thinking unconventional thoughts. Convention is the enemy of progress.

Visionaries and dreamers have always been dusted with a little oddity.

As long as you've got slightly more perception than the average wrapped loaf, you could invent something.

But having had your bright, fresh, original idea, the really hard part is turning it into a successful product. That's what takes all the sweat.

Invention isn't some impenetrable brand of magic; anyone can have a go.

All inventors, they say, are a little mad. I reckon that only completely sane people are willing to admit they are slightly crazy.

A good idea turns every cog in your mind, making you scared of bed in case the whole machine grinds to a halt.

Do what gives you a buzz.

I'd work eighteen-hour stretches and fall asleep in my clothes. Then I'd wake up in the middle of the night, brew a pot of tea, and start work again. I was tired, but work had become pure enjoyment.

I was on automatic pilot; ideas for gadgets kept coming, fed by a force of energy flowing through me and around me.

Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult.

Certainly there's a phenomenon around open source. You know free software will be a vibrant area. There will be a lot of neat things that get done there.

Stay here!" he commanded me, then he raced off after Cal. I stopped for just a moment. Then I ran after them.

Nearly every night before I go to bed I ask myself, "Have I vibrated in tune with the Infinite today, or have I failed?

Nobody knows how Honda is organized, except that it uses lots of project teams and is quite flexible.

I kind of killed it in college. You know that saying "big fish in a small pond"? At Dartmouth college, I was freakin' Jaws in a community swimming pool

There is no class of people in the world, who have such good memories as creditors.

Nothing about contraception should be taught in schools. There is no question that it will encourage sexual activity.

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.

I don't like Tommy on Broadway at all. I like the music, I'm pleased with Pete's success but I don't like what they've done to it.