When people give you their stated reason for doing something always assume they are giving you a reason that sounds good, but not the real reason.

Arguing with people is like reading your e-mail at 4 in the morning. There is absolutely no good that can come of it. It's just scratching an itch.

The idea that we need to “pay our dues” is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap.

Reading is the best return on investment. You have to live your entire life in order to know one life. But with reading you can know 1000s of people's lives for almost no cost. What a great return!

Only free time, imagination, creativity, and an ability to disappear will help you deliver value that nobody ever delivered before in the history of mankind.

Sometimes it's better to just be quiet, to not think of anything at all. Out of silence comes the greatest creativity.

People unconsciously know when you are not listening to them. Then they say 'No' to you.