The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change.

If you're not willing to get your 'worst one ever' out of the way, how will you possibly do better than that?

One reason people who spend a lot of time thinking about and working on a problem or a craft seem to find breakthroughs more often than everyone else is that they've failed more often than everyone else.

Instead of working hard to keep their share of a shrinking pie, or working even harder to make sure the industry stays as is, I think the most essential thing legacy book industry players can do is set up independent ventures with great people and little interference and work really hard to put themselves out of business by starting at the bottom, not by reinforcing the top.

If you use your money to create exceptional products and services, you won't need to spend it on advertising.

Play a new game, not the older game but faster.

Every activity worth doing has a learning curve.