Happiness is the very nature of the self; happiness and the self are not different. There is no happiness in any object of the world. We imagine through our ignorance that we derive happiness from objects.

I think the most important thing is to tell a story that you believe in, and to tell it with passion and conviction.

The stock market is unpredictable in the short term, but predictable in the long term.

Trust is built through consistency, honesty, and accountability.

The heart is a labyrinth of forgotten desires.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.