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" I have friends who are majorly into the cosplay culture and have urged me to go to a convention for no other reason than to meet others like me. "

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" A five minute call replaces the time it takes to read and reply to the original email and read and reply to their reply... or replies. And I no longer spend 20+ minutes crafting the perfect email - no need to. "

" I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you. "

" Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making. "

" All the great organizations in the world, all have a sense of why that organization does what it does. "

" Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process. "

" I love science fiction - always have. "

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" During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return. "

" Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others. "

" The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe. "

" Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers. "

" Anyone who achieves any kind of success, however you want to define it, sometimes can't let go of it. "

" I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets. "

" I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors. "

" Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times. "

" To spend more money, you have to have more money, but time is fixed and we all have the same amount to spare. How we choose to spend it can make a significant difference on the impact we have in our careers or in the world. "

" If you look at the average age of a company on the Dow Jones index, it's something like 35 years or younger. In other words... success is no indication of longevity. "

" Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating. "

" The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm. "

" When I was in college, my school newspaper accepted an ad from a Holocaust revisionist organization. This would have been offensive on most college campuses across the country, but I went to a school with a very large Jewish population, so the ad, as you might expect, stirred absolute outrage. "

" Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves. "

" The big picture doesn't just come from distance; it also comes from time. "

" It is only from the people I've had the good fortune to meet that I am learning the lessons to guide me. Baz Luhrmann, director of 'Moulin Rouge,' for example, has a childlike curiosity about the world. He doesn't pretend to know all the answers - quite the opposite, in fact. He asks loads of questions of everyone. "

" Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves. "

" A friend is an emotional bond, just like friendship is a human experience. "

" There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers. "

" Pilots have their names painted just beneath the canopy of their aircraft. This gives the pilot a sense of ownership for his or her jet. What's more, like cars, each aircraft has its own personality, so it's important for a pilot to get to know and love his aircraft. "

" Listening is active. At its most basic level, it's about focus, paying attention. "

" Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates. "

" Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don't think we can achieve something beyond what we're qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams? "