I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be LeBron James.
It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.
The key to innovation is fostering a culture of curiosity and experimentation.
The blank page is the most terrifying and exhilarating thing in the world.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
And I hope you will come back here to Harvard 30 years from now and reflect on what you have done with your talent and your energy. I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's deepest inequities…on how well you treated people a world away who have nothing in common with you but their humanity.