“sometimes i feel like a great chefwho has devoted his entire lifeto monastic study of the art of cooking& gathered the finest ingredients& built the most advanced kitchen& prepared the most exquisite mealso perfect, so delicious, so extraordinarymore astounding than any meal ever createdyet each day i stand in my window& watch ninety-seven percent of the worldwalk past my restaurantinto the mcdonald'sacross the street”

“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.' It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”

“I've never believed that they're separate. Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist and a great scientist. Michelangelo knew a tremendous amount about how to cut stone at the quarry. The finest dozen computer scientists I know are all musicians. Some are better than others, but they all consider that an important part of their life. I don't believe that the best people in any of these fields see themselves as one branch of a forked tree. I just don't see that.People bring these things together a lot. Dr. Land at Polaroid said, "I want Polaroid to stand at the intersection of art and science," and I've never forgotten that. I think that that's possible, and I think a lot of people have tried.”

“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”

“If you live each day as it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right”

“For most of my life, I’ve felt that there must be more to our existence than meets the eye.This is who I am, and you can’t expect me to be someone I’m not.”

“My favorite things in life don't cast any money.It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.”