The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people or find a different room.

The cybernetic exchange between man, computer and algorithm is like a game of musical chairs: The frantic search for balance always leaves one of the three standing ill at ease.