...treasure what it means to do a day's work. It's our one and only chance to do something productive today, and it's certainly not available to someone merely because he is the high bidder. A day's work is your chance to do art, to create a gift, to do something that matters. As your work gets better and your art becomes more important, competition for your gifts will increase and you'll discover that you can be choosier about whom you give them to.

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

Products that are remarkable get talked about.

But what if I fail? You will. A better question might be, ‘after I fail, what then?’ If you’ve chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser and stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.

I intentionally abandoned the hard stuff early on because not only do I think it's useless, I think it's a distraction.

That's your opportunity - to approach your work in a way that generates unique learning and interactions that are worth sharing.

The problem with requiring people to be loud and angry to get things done is that you're now surrounded by people who are loud and angry.