“Words are but the shell; meditation is the kernel.”

One of the rules of caution is not to be too cautious.

Days are scrolls: write on them only what you want remembered.

If we could not forget, we would never be free from grief.

When I was CEO, and I’d listen to music, a lot of people listen to music and you get inspiration from it. And a lot of things in hip hop are very instructive for being in business. Particularly, hip hop is a lot about business, and so it was very useful for me in any job.

If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.

Consistent achievement happens only if you love what you are doing

Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That’s just hot air.

Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else’s position.

Worry about tomorrow steals the joy from today.

Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.

Positive findings are around twice as likely to be published as negative findings. This is a cancer at the core of evidence-based medicine.