“An entrepreneur isn’t someone who owns a business, it’s someone who makes things happen.”

That’s precisely the question everyone should be asking-why the hell not? – Why not you, why not now.

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

The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.

The fishing is best where the fewest go. There is just less competition for bigger goals.

I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.

The best way to improve mental performance, is to improve physical performance

Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.

The way that you become world-class is… by asking good questions.

Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness-lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.

You can lose money and make it back, you can’t do that with time.

Role models who push us to exceed our limits, physical training that removes our spare tires, and risks that expand our sphere of comfortable action are all examples of eustress—stress that is healthful and the stimulus for growth.

Many a false step was made by standing still.

Age doesn’t matter. An open mind does.

It’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.

One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.

Listen. Take the best. Leave the rest.

Basically, our goal is to organize the world’s information and to make it universally accessible and useful.

The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people.

Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.

Choose well.

When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.

Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you’re doing is as valuable as gold.

Do not try to do everything. Do one thing well.