Brick walls are there for reason. And once you get over them-- even if someone has practically had to throw you over-- it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.

There's a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I'm not there yet.

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities

Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you. 3) How do I make it better? It's the third part that people tend to forget. Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.