Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing.

The combination of passion and art is what makes someone a linchpin.

The devil doesn't need an advocate. The brave need supporters, not critics

Great projects, like great careers and relationships that last, are gardens. They are tended, they shift, they grow. They endure over time, gaining a personality and reflecting their environment. When something dies or fades away, we prune, replant and grow again.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.

There are lots of good reasons to abandon a project. Having a little competition is not one of them.

The wettest, weirdest environment is human interaction. Whatever we build gets misunderstood, corroded and chronic, and it happens quickly and in unpredictable ways. That's one reason why the web is so fascinating-it's a collision between the analytic world of code and wet world of people.