To get useful new ideas, we must go beyond our immediate circle and make contact with distant parts of the social system.

If we want to sum up the theory of evolution by natural selection in two words, which have great relevance for all societies and businesses, we should simply remember: diversity works.

Few people take objectives really seriously. They put average effort into too many things, rather than superior thought and effort into a few important things. People who achieve the most are selective as well as determined.

What could you achieve that would make you proud, that no one else could do with the same ease?

Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts.

The few things that work fantastically well should be identified, cultivated, nurtured, and multiplied.

80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. A few things are important; most are not.