Dreamers don't have special genes. They find circumstances that amplify their dreams.

Before you promise to change the world, it makes sense to do the hard work of changing your neighborhood.

The reason business writing is horrible is that people are afraid. Afraid to say what they mean, because they might be criticized for it. Afraid to be misunderstood, to be accused of saying what they didn't mean, because they might be criticized for it.

Getting picked is fine if it happens to you. But it's not a plan. It's a version of waiting and hoping.

'Teamwork' is the word that bosses use when they actually mean 'Do what I say'

If you treat your employees like mushrooms (keep them in the dark and regularly throw crap on them), it's entirely likely you will get precisely the work you deserve in return.

You know, if I look at an auditorium full of high school students and the big man on campus and his girlfriend are busy talking while the lecture's going on, the rest of the room is going to do it because they're powerful sneezers. They have influence. They reach out to a whole bunch of people in a way that makes the idea of being disrespectful spread.