The goal of storytelling should be to make stories as ubiquitous as music.

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.

It does not take courage to kill. It takes courage to live.

I believe that in time we will have reached the point where we will deserve to be free of government.

Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.

Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.

Modern life would not be possible if it were not for chemicals, nor would modern natural gas production.

Being short and seeing a promoter take the stock up is very irritating. It's not worth it to have that much irritation in your life.

Never drink alone, that's what they say. But you know what? If you drink you will never be alone, alright?

I can heal a broken heart with a smile.

One day you will hear the sound of time rustling as it slips through your fingers like sand. Remember me then. I wish you luck.

Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.