Weak leaders want agreement. Strong leaders want the truth.

The most important thing is being aware of the importance of risk.

Most people wait too long to go into action, generally out of fear. They want more money or better circumstances. You must go the opposite direction and move before you think you are ready.

Connection happens at the nexus of truth and love. Truth without love is harshness. Love without truth is sentimentality. But if you can be completely honest with somebody in the context of loving support, then you have a trusting relationship.

Companies often become successful for reasons that aren’t obvious at first glance, and smart entrepreneurs understand that. They know they have to think differently about the business in order to distinguish themselves from their competitors.

Entrepreneurs who kept their day jobs had 33 percent lower odds of failure than those who quit.

Neuroticism, or the tendency to be anxious, stressed, critical, and moody , is far more predictive of relationship unhappiness and dissolution than is personal ity dissimilarity.

Passion rarely strikes when you're sitting and contemplating. Jump in, build, create, experiment, ship… then evaluate to see how it suited you.

Mom said that anyone critical of her driving could help with the task. Now that we had a car, she continued, we could leave the next morning.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.