Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much.

Work hard to seem infallible and others will work to find our flaws. Admit our shortcomings and others will work to help us be infallible.

We pursue exercise even though empirically we see no benefit from the energy we're spending and we're hurting. So empirically we should quit. The why is exactly the same thing. You persist even though there are some short-term stresses and even though there is some uncertainty.

When you show up to speak publically, you have to show up to give. You always know the ones who do and the ones who don't.

True love is when both people think they have the better half of the deal.

We should all have an opportunity to feel a part of something not just have a part in something.