We live in the most amazing period in human history. We can have unlimited energy, unlimited food, provide education for everyone, clean water, all the things that have held mankind back.

We can either build a Star Trek future, in which our civilization rises to new heights, or descend into a Mad Max world. It is up to us.

Doing the right thing doesn't always bring success. But compromising ethics almost always leads to failure.

The truth is that entrepreneurship is more like a roller coaster ride than a cruise.

A key to achieving success is to assemble a strong and stable management team.

Innovation is all about people. Innovation thrives when the population is diverse, accepting and willing to cooperate.

A key ingredient in innovation is the ability to challenge authority and break rules.

You need to be able to SHARE IDEAS, INSPIRE and MOTIVATE

No matter how well things are going, failure and disaster are just around the corner. So celebrate the good, but be ready for the bad.

The mentor-mentee relationship is ideally like that of the guru and disciple: motivated by the desire of the guru to impart knowledge to the disciple.

What the tech industry often forgets is that with age comes wisdom. Older workers are usually better at following direction, mentoring, and leading.

While you'll feel compelled to charge forward it's often a gentle step back that will reveal to you where you and what you truly seek.

Partnership means she is of equal rank to you, Raven', Obiakor continued...'Don't play games with her.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

A significant factor often overlooked by those considering the failure of drug policy is the general aim of deflecting or assigning responsibility away from the policy-makers and the ‘moral-majority.

I like to think that I've gotten better at what I do. I spend more time and pay more attention to detail album after album. But pretty much it's stayed the same.

Don't change your mind just because people are offended; change your mind if you're wrong.

Don't give up. It's really important to trust your impulses as an artist no matter what anybody else says.

I'm inspired by having fun; I'm inspired by people.

Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy.

I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair. Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets. Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.