Every revolution destroys the average middle first and most savagely.

The problem with taking offense is that it's really hard to figure out what to do with it after you're done using it. Better to just leave it on the table and walk away. Umbrage untaken quietly disappears.

Deadlines have a lousy name. Call them live-lines instead. That´t what they are.

Just because the tide is out, doesn't mean there is less water in the ocean.

Solving problems—actually solving them, not just claiming you do—solving perceived, urgent problems, is a surefire way to get the world to beat a path to your door.

If failure is not an option, neither is success. Innovation is just repeated failure till you come up with something that works.

Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.