One pattern to help yourself fight the mad dash for the mirage of being done is to think of a good day’s work. Look at the progress of the day towards the end and ask yourself: 'Have I done a good day’s work?'

Nobody is an overnight success. Most overnight successes you see have been working at it for ten years.

There's nothing that will bring realism into your world as quickly as realizing that you're out of cash.

You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.

Planning is not just guessing, it is harmful guessing, because it is a waste of time. All the time you spend doing your five year plan you can use to worry about tomorrow.

A fool and his money will soon be departed applies equally to venture capitalists as it does to everyone else.

Workaholics don't actually accomplish more than nonworkaholics. They may claim to be perfectionists, but that just mean they're wasting time fixating on inconsequential details instead of moving on to the next task.