Our job is to make change. Our job is to connect to people, to interact with them in a way that leaves them better than we found them, more able to get where they'd like to go. Every time we waste that opportunity, every page or sentence that doesn't do enough to advance the cause is waste.

In a race, sooner or later there's a moment that separates the winner from those who don't win. That instant is your chance, the moment you've been waiting for.

You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up with them. Setting aside all the safety valves and pleasant distractions is the first way to send yourself the message that you're playing for keeps

If the game is designed for you to lose, don't play that game. Play a different one.

If you can't be remarkable, perhaps you should consider doing nothing until you can.

In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable.

Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to say yes.