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You cannot authentically live anyone's life but your own. That is the deal life offers us.

Pursue your passion, and everything else will fall into place. This is not being romantic. This is the highest order of pragmatism.

Find the smartest people you can and surround yourself with them. Smart people will challenge you to think harder and in entirely different ways.

You should also know there are a lot of really mean, stupid bosses out there. But there are also some really good ones that do good things.

Don't forget to follow your dreams — unless your dreams are stupid — like eating all the cake in Arlington.

I've always tried to be that little kid with his hand in the air. It really works to be that naive, to really think you can do anything.

You don't receive respect, you earn it, and you aren't given opportunity, you fight for it.

Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.

Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich.

Learn humility and wisdom when you stumble, because it will help you when you succeed.

It is what you do during those valleys that will determine the heights of your peaks.

You don't need so much stuff to fill your life when you have people in it.