Having a size 9 foot is fantastic because almost all of the shoe companies do their prototyping in size 9, so if you visit a place like Nike headquarters, you can try every sort of wacky, out-there model.

There are no statues erected to critics.

The book is first and foremost something I made for myself.

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

Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic.

Awareness, even at a subconscious level, beats fancy checklists without it, track or you will fail.

If the challenge we face doesn't scare us, then it's probably not that important.