It's only a little difficult to say no. You've got to believe that the work you're doing is ultimately more useful to the world.

You can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people.

If you keep thinking about putting on a conference or being a Hollywood screenwriter, and you find the idea terrifies but intrigues you, it's probably a worthy endeavor for you. You grow (and thrive!) by doing what excites you and what scares you everyday, not by trying to find your passion.

Learning. It's really the primary reason behind everything I do. Programming, entrepreneuring, writing.

Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently promoting what’s not working.

Programming languages are like girlfriends: The new one is better because *you* are better.

Ideas are just a multiplier of execution.