I look at Starbucks, Howard Schultz has made many brilliant decisions, and one of the things that they did was they invented the third space. It's not work, it's not home. That's one of the engines of its spread. But at the same time he was doing that, he bet the farm to open more and more stores in any given town, and making it ubiquitous made it much easier to say to your friend, I'll meet you at Starbucks.

One way to work the system is to work the system. The other way is to refuse to work it.

Where do you go to get permission to make a dent in the Universe ? If you think there's a chance you can make a dent, go !

You don't launch a popular blog, you build one.

When you set down the path to create art, whatever sort of art it is, understand that the path is neither short not easy. That means you must determine if the route is worth the effort. If it's not, dream bigger.

Just saying yes because you can't bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.

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.