I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.
Don't just learn something from every experience, learn something positive.
Never hesitate to steal a good idea.
Be as nice as possible and as nasty as necessary.
When the voices of democracy are silenced, freedom becomes a hollow concept. No man or woman should be sentenced to the shadows of silence for something he or she has said or written.
Everyone should fail in a big way at least once before reaching forty.