Big data isn’t about bits, it’s about talent.

You're the key barrier to your organization's innovation, because you are serious and you believe you know what your customers want.

Learn the difference between striving for excellence and striving for perfection. The first is attainable; the second is not.

With too little data, you won't be able to make any conclusions that you trust. With loads of data you will find relationships that aren't real... Big data isn't about bits, it's about talent.

Recognize that there is a time to be left-brained and a time to be right-brained; a time to be efficient and a time to be creative; a time to work and a time to play.

A habit is good if it helps you achieve your goal; it is bad if it hinders your achievement.

There is a time to deliberate... and a time to act. Learn to recognize which is which, and act accordingly.