It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It's whether or not our work fulfills us. Being a teacher is meaningful.

Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.

Incompetence is certainty in the absence of expertise. Overconfidence is certainty in the presence of expertise.

The sense of possibility so necessary for success comes not just from inside us or from our parents. It comes from our time: from the particular opportunities that our place in history presents us with.

Instead of thinking about talent as something that you acquire, talent should be thought of as something that you develop.

To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success--the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history--with a society that provides opportunities for all.

Part of me thinks that innovation, real innovation in health care delivery, needs to happen from the bottom to the top.