People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!
The key to getting a reputation for being brilliant is actually being brilliant, not just acting like you are.
Bullhorns are overrated: having ten times as many Twitter followers generates approximately zero times as much value.
Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec.
Kings fear change. Leaders crave it.
It turns out that the people who like their jobs the most are also the ones who are doing the best work, making the greatest impact, and changing the most.