The Law of the Few... says that one critical factor in epidemics is the nature of the messenger.

The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.

We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.

The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.

If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.

The successful are those who have been given opportunities.

An aggressive drug-testing program would cut down on certain abuses, but its never going to catch everyone - or even close to everyone.

There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria.

Outlier are those who have been given opportunities-- -and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

When you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted.

If we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments.

You will never find peace when the need you cling to is not the want you desire. But when does a want become a need... when it is all you think about?

Our faces were no more than ten inches apart, but she was light years away from me.

We are always the same age inside.

The search for God begins at the point of need.

You can have money piled to the ceiling but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather.

I thought Google was the coolest place. People there were so smart and they were all doing these really interesting things. I just felt really lucky to be a part of it even in a small way.

A genuine smile touches something fundamental in us: our natural appreciation of kindness.

Simplicity is that grace which frees the soul from all unnecessary reflections upon itself.

We have to find the back door to peoples' hearts because the front door is heavily guarded.

I've always believed the world would be a better place if more people everywhere have a chance to shape their own future and realize their full potential. I think that is what life is about.