When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know. A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.

Keep it simple: own as little as you can get away with, schedule everything, keep a notebook, don't let technology enslave you.

Facts are neutral until human beings add their own meaning to those facts. People make their decisions based on what the facts mean to them, not on the facts themselves. The meaning they add to facts depends on their current story … facts are not terribly useful to influencing others. People don’t need new facts—they need a new story.

Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.… If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually,’ just do it and correct course along the way.

When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.

TOMS is no longer a shoe company... we're a one-for-one company.

[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something.