Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.

The thing about goals is that living without them is a lot more fun, in the short run. It seems to me, though, that the people who get things done, who lead, who grow and who make an impact . . . those people have goals.

Making an average pitch to average people, or having an average gala for average people isn't going to scale anymore. You've got to find the people who care. Those people are worth all of your time.

The easier it is to quantify, the less it's worth.

Marketing isn't done by computers, it's done by people. And people who sense opportunity and have the confidence to be remarkable will always defeat defensive actions by people who have given up.

Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion.

You don't have to settle for the status quo, for being good enough, for getting by, for working all night.