A visionary company doesn't simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable.
Be rigorous about your HR decisions. There is a difference between rigorous and ruthless.
Don't be interesting - be interested.
By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average.
Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why.
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.