Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.

A book is a souvenir of an idea.

Why do we value leadership, connection and grace? Because it's scarce, and that scacity creates value.

If you borrow money to make money, you've done something magical. On the other hand, if you go into debt to pay your bills or buy something you want but don't need, you've done something stupid. Stupid and short-sighted and ultimately life-changing for the worse.

We've greatly exaggerated the risk of sinking, without celebrating the value of swimming.

When you are trusted because you care, it's quite likely the revenue will take care of itself

That's why there's lots and lots of kinds of hot sauces, and not so many kinds of mustard. Not because it's hard to make interesting mustard - you could make interesting mustard - but people don't, because no one's obsessed with it, and thus no one tells their friends.