“Intelligence is a measure of how well you function within your level of awareness.”

“Awareness is about unlearning. It is the recognitionthat you don’t know as much as you thought you knew.”

“You don't have to be a person of influence to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.”

“Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information”

“The elderly are spooky when they degenerate intoreflections of their younger selves. They say things thatmake sense on some grammatical level, but it’s not alwaysconnected to reality.”

“I was no longer surprised to find unlocked doorsin the city. Maybe at some subconscious level we don’tbelieve we need protection from our own species.”

“The Cheesecake Factory is a great business model, but if you take your wife there for your 25th wedding anniversary, you might not reach your 26th.”