The key is to work out the few things that are really important, and the few methods that will give us what we really want.

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

Our current use of time is not rational. There is therefore no point in seeking marginal improvements in how we spend our time. We need to go back to the drawing board and overturn all our assumptions about time.

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

If we did realize the difference between the vital few and the trivial many in all aspects of our lives, and if we did something about it, we could multiply anything that we valued.

Creation occurs when ideas and individuals collide and collude.

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.