Anecdotes &
Principles

“Twenty years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids.”

“Grow or die. Maintenance is a myth.”

“It’s far better to know why you failed than to be ignorant of why you succeeded.”

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.”

“Practice does not improve you. Corrected practice does.”

“You make mistakes; you're not a mistake.”

“For ten years, you’re your child’s favorite person in the entire world. After that, children have other favorite people—best friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, partners, and eventually their own children. But during the first ten years, you’re everything to them; you occupy a unique place in their world.”

“Unfortunately, we live in a society where children’s early years coincide with their parents’ peak working hours.”