Anyone who knows the marketing world knows that ideas come and go, and people latch onto things and think of them as a kind of solution.

The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent.

As a writer, I know that - you write a first draft and then put it in a drawer. The longer I can put it in a drawer, the better off I am. So I structure my writing so that things can sit.

Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard.

A lot of what is most beautiful about the world arises from struggle.

We sometimes think of being good at mathematics as an innate ability. You either have "it" or you don't. But to Schoenfeld, it's not so much ability as attitude. You master mathematics if you are willing to try.

Performance ought to improve with experience, and pressure is an obstacle that the diligent can overcome.