“The only difference between you today and a year from now are the people you know and what you have learned.”

“The difference between where you are today and where you'll be five years from now will be found in the quality of books you've read.”

“You are the same today that you'll be five years from now except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read.”

“You are the same today that you are going to be five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.”

“When you've spent thirty years entering rooms filled with strangers you feel less pressure than when you've had only half that number of years of experience. You know what the room and the people in it probably hold for you and you go looking for it. If it's not there, you sense it earlier and leave to go about your business. You just know more about what is, what isn't, and how little time there is to learn the difference.”

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”