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

But business is just a vehicle for transforming the ideas in your head into something real, something tangible, that actually improves the lives of others. To create something unique and beautiful and valuable is very hard. It’s very special to do. It doesn’t happen fast.

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!

When the lights come on inside of you, everyone in the world can see a little better.

Stick with the people who love you and don’t spend a single second on the rest. Life will be better that way.

Honesty is about the scars. Its about the blemishes. But its more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. Its about truly helping people.

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