The passion to change the world for the better is a more powerful force than defense to keep it the same.

I've been dogmatic to use myself as a case study.

If our parents fixed everything for us and did not allow us to do anything on our own, or intervened every single time, we would all grow up to be completely dependent.

I go into every meeting, into every room and for every speech understanding the standard deviation, the Bell Curve. I know there are about 10-15 percent of people in the room, who say, "I've been trying to say this for years. Finally. I agree. Yes, yes, yes." I know there are about 15 percent of the people in the room who think I'm an idiot, who think I don't know what I'm talking about, who think I'm naive or I have oversimplified everything. The majority who are open to the ideal.

Most politicians are not authentic.

During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return.

Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.