“Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all.”

“The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?”

“People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful people are born with powerful friends. Nonsense.”

“The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.”

“By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable. It's the perfect example of having your cake and eating it, too.”

“Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.”

“The goal is not to simply eliminate the bad, which does nothing more than leave you with a vacuum, but to pursue and experience the best in the world.”