A brilliant mind was never as clever as three average minds sniffing after something of interest.

I don't believe people let things slide away. It's the nature of the universe that everything dissolves into oblivion and by every route possible, but human beings invest a lot of cleverness trying to cling to past events, real or imagined. And because we can't succeed, we get angry and frustrated and feel guilty. Except the Buddhists.

Occasionally, I'll dream I'm in the factory. That will help me write. Not creatively, but more like a prod. I don't want to go back there.

For honest insight into who you are, don't ask yourself what your priorities are for next week. Ask what your priorities were last week.

It has often been said that [...] the Japanese [are] geniuses at taking foreign ideas and adding a unique finishing touch.

A community that learns together excels together. We need to form communities that learn together.

A brilliant mind was never as clever as three average minds sniffing after something of interest.