Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations

The desire that we have to do something that’s never been done before means that the people who are around you generally will not encourage you to do it…if they were encouraging you to do it, then other people would be doing it already and it wouldn’t be unique.

It’s okay. Let your ego push you to be the initiator. But tell your ego that the best way to get something shipped is to let other people take the credit. The real win for you (and your ego) is seeing something get shipped, not in getting the credit when it does.

Just saying yes because you can't bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.

People are not afraid of failure, they're afraid of blame.

The only reason to buy a paper book any longer is to own it and cherish it and remember it and tell a story about it.

The key to getting a reputation for being brilliant is actually being brilliant, not just acting like you are.