"The real art in this game if you want to be good - it's true in any business - is you have to see things other people can't see and be willing to act on it." - Robert Kraft, Owner, New England Patriots

"For any success, boldness is required." - John Steinbeck, The Winter of our Discontent, 1902-1968, American writer

"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."  - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1944, French writer, poet, aviator

"Great wines taste like they come from somewhere.  Lesser wines taste like they could come from anywhere." - Matt Kramer, author, Making Sense of Wines

"The only infinite resource we have is creative imagination." - Prof. Ed Freeman, Darden Business School, University of Virginia

"The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the others find an excuse." - from the 2010 movie, The Fighter

"Rather than beginning with shiny new technology, we start by trying to establish deep, personal empathy with our users to determine their needs and wants.  We must fill in two blanks: Our users want __________ BECAUSE ___________.  The because portion is a big deal." - Dr. James Patell, co-founder/teacher, Stanford d.school (Design)

"Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across." - Guy Kawasaki, entrepreneur, writer, speaker, VC

"Writing is like making bouillon cubes out of soup." - Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer & filmmaker

"The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune." - Plutarch (46-127 AD), Greek historian