Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress.

Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.

Everyone has the right to doubt everything as often as he pleases and the duty to do it at least once. No way of looking at things is too sacred to be reconsidered. No way of doing things is beyond improvement.

A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.

You do not go out into the street in your underwear, although usually you are wearing underwear. The underwear is not visible but it is there all the time. It is the same with concepts. They are there. They underlie practical things we do- even when we are not conscious of them.

Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.

What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.