Some people are a little bit better than others, some people are great, some people are superior. It depends on the level of effort.

You're always feeling powerless in life. If you're in an abusive relationship or working for what we call a psychotic boss sometimes the only option is to leave because you're emotions get so entangled with these manipulative people that staying there you're just helpless because they're good at passive aggressive games and you're not, so you have to leave.

The passive ironic attitude is not cool or romantic, but pathetic and destructive.

Your work is the single greatest means at your disposal for expressing your social intelligence.

One could draw up all different kinds of adversity depending on what your weakness is.

Early on in life I knew that I was a writer, that I just wanted to write, I love books, I love literature and after graduating college, I kind of wandered around in Europe learning languages and writing novels and never led anywhere. And then I got into like journalism in New York as a way to kind of maybe find my way into the field and it wasn't a good fit. It just wasn't right for me.

No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.