If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you're nuts to stay there.

WORK ON YOUR STORY! He/she who has the best story wins! In life! In business! The White House!

And remember: Everything in business is a paradox. To be excellent, you have to be consistent. When you're consistent, you're vulnerable to attack. Yes, it's a paradox. Now deal with it!

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

Only pissed-off people change the world.

Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.

Nearly 100% of innovation-from business to politics-is inspired not by "market analysis" but by people who are supremely pissed off by the way things are.