“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.

I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

If you’re afraid of failing you won’t get very far.

Learn continually – there’s always “one more thing” to learn!

If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.

The best innovation is sometimes the company, the way you organize the company.

Focusing is all about saying no.

Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Customers don’t measure you on how hard you tried, they measure you on what you deliver.

We don’t settle for anything less than excellence.

Focusing is about saying No.

Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.

The journey is the reward.

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.