Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it
looks impossible, and then gets read more

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it
looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That's not the place to
become discouraged.

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.

The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Every person is a God in embryo. Its only desire is to be born.

Every person is a God in embryo. Its only desire is to be born.

Come to the edge/ No, we will fall/ Come to the edge/ No, we will fall/
They came./ He pushed read more

Come to the edge/ No, we will fall/ Come to the edge/ No, we will fall/
They came./ He pushed them. And they flew.

In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. read more

In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. I have always been encouraged -- or sometimes forced -- to confront the very natural fear of being wrong. I was constantly pushed to find out what I really thought and then to speak up. Over time, I came to see that waiting to discover which way the wind was blowing is an excellent way to learn how to be a follower.

Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.

Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too read more

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.