Keep in mind the following: what you really value in life is ownership, not money. If ever there is a choice — more money or more responsibility — you must always opt for the latter. A lower - paying position that offers more room to make decisions and carve out little empires is infinitely preferable to something that pays well but constricts your movements.

Once you complete your apprenticeship, you must have the courage to think creatively and challenge the rules you learned.

You have a right to live your own life and find rewarding pursuits that make use of your talents and abilities.

Our algorithms exploit the human brain's attraction to divisiveness.

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

Writers must therefore constantly ask: what am I trying to say? Surprisingly often they don’t know.

Life's too short to worry about what other people think," Mom said. "Anyway, they should accept us for who we are.

World-class begins where your comfort zone ends is a rule the successful, the influential and the happiest always remember.

If you want to do better as an investor, the single most powerful thing you can do is increase your time horizon. Time is the most powerful force in investing. It makes little things grow big and big mistakes fade away.

Avoid overtrading: Investors accomplish nothing from this behavior except to incur transactions costs and to pay more in taxes.