True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought..

Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are ideas unique to….

I believe that everything happens for a reason, and what seems bad at first might in fact be something of a blessing..

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear..

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay..

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge..

Always say less than necessary..

The need for certainty is the greatest disease the Mind faces.

Your ability to work with people directly affects your ability to get work done in the world..

Deception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power.

The key to success in any kind of start up is your level of persistence. It's not so much your intellect. The Zuckerburg's, Pages and Brins, that suc….

Along the way, a lot of filmmakers get rid of things that are messy or don't fit in some ways. To me, I want to work with serendipity and things we h….

Our times might emphasize equality, which we then mistake for the need for everyone to be the same, but what we really mean by this is the equal chan….

Life goes by very fast. And the worst thing in life that you can have is a job that you hate, that you have no energy in, that you're not creative wi….

There are things that you study, classes you've taken, activities you've done that feel right, that feel like they're in your power zone. So it doesn….

Practically every profession has a really political environment. I think the world has become more competitive. There are so many people in every pla….

The real poetry and beauty in life comes from an intense relationship with reality in all its aspects. Realism is in fact the ideal we must aspire to….

I think the homeless thing is very interesting and I think is an incredible exercise..

A mind content both crown and kingdom is..

Ethics and power are separate. Ethics and morality. I think life would be miserable if there weren't some kind of code that people operated by, but h….

If marriage isn't something for me, but I like living with someone or being committed, I can choose this other path as long as she's okay with it but….