Jony Ive:

What focus means is saying no with every bone in your body to something you know is a good idea but you say no because you're focused on something else.

Penelope Trunk:

I try to celebrate each time I give something up, because then I know I'm a little closer to meeting my goals.

Ira Glass:

Don't wait till you're older, or in some better job than you have now. Don't wait for anything.

Stewart Butterfield:

Look at it hard, and find the things that do not work. Be harsh, in the interest of being excellent.

Maryam Mirzakhani:

You have to ignore low-hanging fruit ... Life isn't supposed to be easy.

David Brooks:

If you want to win the war for attention, don't try to say "no" to the trivial distractions you find on the information smorgasbord; try to say "yes" to the subject that arouses a terrifying longing, and let the terrifying longing crowd out everything else.

Sister Corita Kent:

It's the people who do all of the work all of the time who eventually catch on to things.

David Hilbert:

A perfect formulation of a problem is already half its solution.

Ian Leslie:

In a world awash in ready-made answers, the ability to pose difficult, even unanswerable questions is more important than ever.

Savas Dimopoulos:

Jumping from failure to failure with undiminished enthusiasm is the big secret to success.