A free and open Internet is a despot's worst enemy.
Every threat to the status quo is an opportunity in disguise.
It is not incumbent on the world to conform to your vision of change. It is up to you to explain the future in terms that those living in the past and present can follow.
Would you rather work forty hours a week at a job you hate or eighty hours a week doing work you love?
Your energy is a valuable resource, distribute it wisely.
Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.