Influence is like water. Always flowing somewhere.

There's a simple, but oft-neglected lesson here: to sustain success, you have to be willing to abandon things that are no longer successful.

The opportunities for future growth are everywhere. Seeing the future has nothing to do with speculating about what might happen. Rather, you must understand the revolutionary potential of what is already happening.

As human beings, we are the only organisms that create for the sheer stupid pleasure of doing so. Whether it's laying out a garden, composing a new tune on the piano, writing a bit of poetry, manipulating a digital photo, redecorating a room, or inventing a new chili recipe - we are happiest when we are creating.

Perseverance may be just as important as speed in the battle for the future.

The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.

We owe our existence to innovation. Our species exists thanks to four billion years of genetic innovation.