In the margin for error lies all our room for maneuver.

By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery.

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate and learn, discover and invent.

I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.

Advice is given freely because so much of it is worthless.

Sometimes, you need a door slammed in your face before you can hear opportunity knock.

You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.