I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.

Restore connection' is not just for devices, it is for people too. If we cannot disconnect, we cannot lead. Creating the culture of burnout is opposite to creating a culture of sustainable creativity. This is something that needs to be taught in business schools. This mentality needs to be introduced as a leadership and performance-enhancing tool.

People who want to write either do it or they don't. At last I began to say that my most important talent - or habit - was persistence. Without it, I would have given up writing long before I finished my first novel. It's amazing what we can do if we simply refuse to give up.

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Sadly, too often creativity is smothered rather than nurtured.

Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability.... We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.