The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified... and pick yourself.

You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.

If not enough people doubt you, you're not making a difference.

I don't think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is possible.

The market ... demands a signal from you that you're serious, powerful, accepted, and safe.

Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in.

Caring, it turns out, is a competitive advantage, and one that takes effort, not money.