Behind each successful author hide 100 unsuccessful, behind each unsuccessful there are 100 that did not find a publisher, behind each of them there 100 who have not yet completed their manuscript .... But in the news only the stars get the whole attention.

Achievements have greater appeal as failures, therefore they are systematically overrated. The media usually reportes only about stars, the unsuccessful are not mentioned. Therfore we end up a distorted perception of the real chances. It is useful to study the unsuccessful. #SurvivorshipBias

Should you ever be sent to war, and you don’t agree with its goals, desert.

There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know

do you have at least one enemy? Good. Invite him or her over for coffee and ask for an honest opinion about your strengths and weaknesses. You will be forever grateful you did.

If 50 million people say something foolish, it is still foolish.

If you spend fifteen minutes in a shopping mall, you will pass more people than our ancestors saw during their entire lifetimes.

The more people do something, the more likely we are willing to follow. But this doesn´t make it automatically right, funny, good... Applause at the concert, laughing at shows, walk over a red traffic light

Looking for the perfect day is not going to make us happy, because that day isn't going to come.

Beautiful sights arouse feelings of love, and contrary sights bring feelings of disgrace and hate. And the emotions of the soul and spirit bring something additional to the body itself, which exists under the control of the soul and the direction of the spirit.

Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.

It is impossible to think of a world in which America was not there in the honorable service of humanity.

I really am not going to get involved in a discussion about the legal position of the Iraq war. I am not the person to do that because I am not sufficiently impartial as a lawyer about this, because it's a matter that is of interest to the person that I am closest to in the world.

I want to put my vibe and my feel of music into an album and have people from different places around the world feel that and hear that.

If you look at American studios, the big productions have nothing to do with reality.

Positive thoughts enrich the power of the mind, provide a deep sense of reasoning, rationality and optimism, and contribute to a meaningful, happy life.

If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.

Having the vote is just symbolic. There are still many issues on which women don't have any right and, in many countries, where women are given very very few rights.

Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for.

What, am I supposed to run around in a little red cape and save the world?

Being polite does not mean being mummified.

I've been competitive since day one. Even in little things as a child, like having a twin and a direct competitor for who makes better cookies.

Market design is about understanding the details of markets in sufficient detail so that we can help fix them when they are broken.

I like ideas, but I don't like being preached to.

When I drive to work, I listen to thuggish rap at a very loud volume, even though the lyrics are degrading to women and offend me to my core. I am mortified by my music choices.

I think I'm less gloomy than I used to be - I've got a very supportive other half.

Life is different than it was in the Nineties. I'm a dad, and there are other things I have to get done in an afternoon than just being an artist.

It's a taco that tastes as good as the idea of a taco itself. A taco that'll hold steadfast through memory's attempt to erase it, a taco that'll be worthy of the nostalgia that it will cause. A taco that won't satisfy or fill but will satiate your hunger.

My mom calls me 'baby face.' It's very embarrassing.

I've been to a number of places and seen for myself the caliber of people who are in the Navy today - in all the services for that matter. This is an altogether different bunch. These people of today are really bright, young, good people.

My siblings and I were raised to be very hardworking and to find something that we're passionate in, and to be able to turn that into work - I'm lucky to be able to say that I've done that.

You don't need too many people to be happy. Just a few real ones who appreciate you for who you are.