And the reason is that until Wonder came along and figured out how to spread the idea of sliced bread, no one wanted it. That the success of sliced bread... is not always about what the patent is like, or what the factory is like - it's about can you get your idea to spread, or not.

The first step toward becoming extraordinary is, of course, to stop being ordinary.

Go ahead, do something impossible.

Average feels safe but it's not. It's invisible.

The mirror we hold up to the person next to us is one of the most important pictures she will ever see.

The tragedy is that society (your school, your boss, your government, your family) keeps drumming the genius part out. The problem is that our culture has engaged in a Faustian bargain, in which we trade our genius and artistry for apparent stability.

There are lots of good reasons to abandon a project. Having a little competition is not one of them.