“We should always remember that beyond a certain point, hygiene factors such as money, status, compensation, and job security are much more a by-product of being happy with a job rather than the cau...”

“It is hard to overestimate the power of these motivatorsthe feelings of accomplishment and of learning, of being a key player on a team that is achieving something meaningful.”

“These are what Herzbergs research calls motivators. Motivation factors include challenging work, recognition, responsibility, and personal growth.”

“You can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with...”

“Disruption is, at its core, a really powerful idea.”

“If present rates of improvement continue, however, we would expect the cruising range of electric cars, for example, to intersect with the average range demanded in the mainstream market by 2015, a...”

“Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence.”

“Technological discoveries are the spermatozoa of social change.”

“The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.”

“When I was five years old, I auditioned for the role of 'Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol.'”

“Yeah, I spent my teen years in West Virginia, and when I was a kid, in Louisiana. I definitely have that exposure to two different sorts of rural: the South and Appalachia.”