We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.

Nobody accomplishes success by themselves.

Outlier are those who have been given opportunities-- -and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

People at CDC [Centers for Disease Control] who cut their teeth on diseases over the last 10 years have started to think of crime as another disease, and using some of these same concepts. It was something that was in the air in that world, but it was time to bust it out and apply it to any number of different social epidemics.

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

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

We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.