Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do.

If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.

Instinct is the gift of experience. The first question you have to ask yourself is, 'On what basis am I making a judgment?' ... If you have no experience, then your instincts aren't any good.

The answer is that we are not helpless in the face of our first impressions. They may bubble up from the unconscious - from behind a locked door inside of our brain - but just because something is outside of awareness doesn't mean it's outside of control.

Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do.

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

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