Don’t measure busywork. Don’t measure activity. Measure accomplishment. It doesn’t matter what people do as much as it matters what they get done.

I've read over 4,000 books in the last 20+ years. I don't know anybody who's read more books than I have. I read all the time. I read very, very fast. People say, "Larry, it's statistically impossible for you to have read that many books."

There are four basic emotions - mad, sad, glad and scared. And if you touch those emotions then you can grab your audience, your reader.

Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention.

I have discovered that enemies will buy your books as much as your fans buy your books because they're looking for something new to hate you for.

Find a problem that you can provide a solution to.

Make yourself happy and surround yourself with people who are cool with that.