Busy does not equal important. Measured doesn't mean mattered.

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.

What people are afraid of isn't failure. It's blame. Criticism.

The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the list.

Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.

Nobody says, 'Yeah, I'd like to set myself up for some serious criticism!' And yet, the only way to be remarkable is to do just that.

Studying entrepreneurshi p without doing it... is like studying the appreciation of music without listening to it.