“Working without a plan may seem scary. But blindly following a plan that has no relationship with reality is even scarier.”

“Plans let past drives the future.”

“Unless you are a fortune-teller, long-term business planning is a fantasy”

“What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.”

“That world may be real for them, but it doesn't mean you have to live in it.”

“Plus, if you’re a copycat, you can never keep up. You’re always in a passive position. You never lead; you always follow. You give birth to something that’s already behind the times—just a knockoff, an inferior version of the original. That’s no way to live.”

“Once you [work on your idea extra hours], you'll learn whether your excitement and interest is real or just a passing phase.”