The best ideas often come from those who work closest to the problem.

I don’t need luck, I make my own.

I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life. And not, when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived.

"A man who does not think for himself does not think at all."

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.

In the era of globalization, maintaining cultural identity is more important than ever.