Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves.

Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.

Never opt for change simply to leave something you don't like. Change works best when you go toward something, even if it is the unknown.

I don't care about convincing the people who think I'm naive or an idiot.

So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.

Pure pragmatism can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.

It is only from the people I've had the good fortune to meet that I am learning the lessons to guide me. Baz Luhrmann, director of 'Moulin Rouge,' for example, has a childlike curiosity about the world. He doesn't pretend to know all the answers - quite the opposite, in fact. He asks loads of questions of everyone.