We overlook just how large a role we all play--and by 'we' I mean society--in determining who makes it and who doesn't.

We have the kind of self-made-man myth, which says that super-successful people did it themselves.

The trick to finding ideas is to convince yourself that everyone and everything has a story.

The face is not a secondary billboard for our internal feelings. It is an equal partner in the emotional process.

We need to look at the subtle, the hidden, and the unspoken.

I became convinced that knowing lots of people was kind of skill, something that the diligent can overcome.

When we become expert in something, our tastes grow more esoteric and complex.