Your passion in life should fit you exactly； but your purpose in life should exceed you. Work for something much larger than yourself.
Worth repeating: measure twice， cut once.
Contemplating the weaknesses of others is easy； contemplating the weaknesses in yourself is hard， but it pays a much higher reward.
When hitchhiking， look like the person you want to pick you up.
Show me your calendar and I will tell you your priorities. Tell me who your friends are， and I’ll tell you where you’re going.
Always cut away from yourself.
Even a foolish person can still be right about most things. Most conventional wisdom is true.
Calm is contagious.
On the way to a grand goal， celebrate the smallest victories as if each one were the final goal. No matter where it ends you are victorious.
Don’t loan money to a friend unless you are ready to make it a gift.
Work to become， not to acquire.
When brainstorming， improvising， jamming with others， you’ll go much further and deeper if you build upon each contribution with a playful “yes — and” example instead of a deflating “no — but” reply.
Be the change you wish to see.
To be wealthy， accumulate all those things that money can’t buy.
When a child asks an endless string of “why？” questions， the smartest reply is， “I don’t know， what do you think？”
If you can avoid seeking approval of others， your power is limitless.
The worst evils in history have always been committed by those who truly believed they were combating evil. Beware of combating evil.
Your best response to an insult is “You’re probably right.” Often they are.
Be strict with yourself and forgiving of others. The reverse is hell for everyone.
Sustained outrage makes you stupid.