I'm not a fan of idleness, except in small doses.

A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.

Luxury is feeling unrushed. It is designing a life that allows you to do what you want with high leverage, with many options, all while feeling unrushed.

People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.

I'm not averse to making a lot of money. But where does that end? I hang out with people with hundreds of millions of dollars. Is that the standard by which I should measure myself? Where does that take you if you're in my business? I think it takes you to pretty dark, corrupt places.

People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.

But if it's tolerable mediocrity, and you're like, 'Well, you know it could be worse. At least I'm getting paid.' Then you wind up in a job that is slowly killing your soul and you're allowing that to happen. Comfort can be a very, very dangerous thing.