A customer is never out of warranty, even if his product is.

Little changes cost you. Big changes benefit you by changing the game, but only if you go first.

Be with the ones you love (and the ones that love you.) Ignore everyone else.

If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait for someone in a cubicle halfway across the country to decide if you're worthy.

Yes, I think it's okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. It's okay to say to them, "You're not going where I need to go, and there's no way I'm going to persuade all of you to follow me. So rather than standing here watching the opportunities fade away, I'm heading off. I'm betting some of you, the best of you, will follow me.

The purpose of an elevator pitch is to describe a situation or solution so compelling that the person you're with wants to hear more even after the elevator ride is over.

Books work as an art form (and an economic one) because they are primarily the work of an individual.