Hatred of war will not bring peace. Only love of peace will bring about those conditions.

Now: For those of you who are lazy I can offer no hope: death will not bring you an eternal resting place. You may rest, if this is your wish, for a while. Not only must you use your abilities after death, however, but you must face up to yourself for those that you did not use during your previous existence.

Micro trends matter more than macro ones, but most of all, people matter. Individual human beings with names and wants and interests.

The people who successfully start independent businesses (franchises, I think are a different thing) do it because we have no real choice in the matter. The voice in our heads won't shut up until we discover if we're right, if we can do it, if we can make something happen. This is an art, our art, and to leave it bottled up is a crime.

There's a huge difference between the shallow pleasure of instant applause and the long-lasting impact of true connection.

Ordinary thinking and ordinary effort are almost never enough to generate leadership.

Either you’re going to tell stories that spread, or you will become irrelevant.