“ Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. ”

“ It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple. ”

“ Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill. ”

“ Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future. ”

“ I could go and buy one of the islands in the Bahamas and turn it into my personal fiefdom, but I am much more interested in trying to build and create a new company. ”

“ Every person in your company is a vector. Your progress is determined by the sum of all vectors. ”

“ Constantly think about how you could be doing things better. ”

“ Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold. ”

“ You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong. ”

“ It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree -- make sure you understand the fundamental principles, i.e. the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to. ”

“ It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction. ”

“ The amount of beautiful, things in your life depends, on your ability to, notice them. ”