Converting your own passions into a job is the fastest method for eliminating any passion you once had.

The first thing I would do for anyone who's trying to lose body fat, for instance, would be to remove foods from the house that he or she would consume during lapses of self-control.

I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books.

Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic.

There are certain things I will automate, but when it comes to quality control, I want to keep a very close eye.

The commonsense rules of the "real world" are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions.

Be bold and don't worry about what people think. They don't do it that often anyway.