Asian culture has a profoundly different relationship to work. It rewards people who are persistent.

Incompetence annoys me. Overconfidence terrifies me.

The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.

understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled.

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

You don't want to be first, right? You want to be second or third. You don't want to be - Facebook is not the first in social media. They're the third, right? Similarly, you know, if you look at Steve Jobs' history, he's never been first.

Courage is what you earn when you've been through the tough times and you discover they aren't so tough after all.