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

People can't do much about the fate part, but we can certainly do a lot about the man part.

In the act of tearing something apart, you lose its meaning.

The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.

Shortly after the birth control pill was approved for public distribution, one woman wrote to John Rock, its inventor, "You should be afraid to meet your maker." Rock, despite being Catholic replied, "My dear Madam, in my faith, we are taught that the Lord is with us always. When my time comes, there will be no need for introductions."

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

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