Use all the willpower at your disposal to make yourself happy. Construct the right stories about yourself - and believe them!

There is no rush. If we think intelligently about what we can achieve with our time, we can be relaxed, even lazy. In fact, being lazy - having plenty of time to think - may actually be a precondition for achieving a great deal.

Creation occurs when ideas and individuals collide and collude.

If a species is diverse, it can survive and prosper. If a species is homogeneous, it is vulnerable.

Use all the willpower at your disposal to make yourself happy. Construct the right stories about yourself - and believe them!

I make it a personal rule never to do anything that I don't really care about. It is surprising how much this cuts out.

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.