Our reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.

If we were good at everything we would have no need for each other.

Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them.

Being driven is not the same as being passionate. Passion is a love for the journey. Drive is a need to reach the destination.

It's ok if others share our ideas as long as they build upon them. It's called progress.

We can teach only if we are willing to learn.

I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did little groups. I had no following.