Success in business comes from understanding people, not just products.
I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.
"Exile is not just a physical state; it's a condition of the soul."
Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying no to all but the most crucial features.
When someone says "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I wish done," give him a lollipop.
The best works of art are those that continue to reveal new meanings over time.