If there's time for an emergency, why isn't there time for brilliance, generosity or learning?

If you think cat food is for cats, how come it doesn't come in mouse flavor?

Most people with a big idea, great talent and/or something to say don't get lucky at first. Or second. Or even third. It's so easy to conclude that if you're not lucky, you're not good. So persistence becomes an essential element of good, because without persistence, you never get a chance to get lucky.

It's entirely possible that there won't be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That's okay. At least you lived.

Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don't.

Remember the Bob Dylan rule: it's not just a record, it's a movement.

Repeating easy tasks again and again gets you not very far. Attacking only steep cliffs where no progress is made isn’t particularly effective either. No, the best path is an endless series of difficult (but achievable) hills.