“Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle.”

“If you’re creative, if you can think independently, if you can articulate passion, if you can override the fear of being wrong, then your company needs you more than it ever did. And now your company can no longer afford to pretend that isn’t the case. So dust off your horn and start tooting.”

“Boring' can be a lot of fun. Especially if it's on your own terms.”

“The only people who can change the world are people who want to. And not everybody does.”

“I work extremely hard doing what I love, mainly to ensure that I don't have to work extremely hard doing what I hate.”

“Nobody can tell you if what you’re doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is. ”

“You do not own the molecules. They are stardust. They belong to God. What you do own is your soul. Nobody can take that away from you.”