The best business decision is often the one you don't make. Most of life's errors come from doing too much, not too little. Your job is to say no to a thousand good ideas so you can say yes to the one that matters.

The goal of a business is to make money. The goal of a life is to avoid regret. These are often in conflict, and the resolution of that conflict is what separates a life well-lived from a merely profitable one.

The best time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. Once it starts raining, it's too late. Most people wait until there's a crisis, but the best businesses invest in capabilities and relationships before they desperately need them.

The best business decision is often the one you don't make. Most of life's errors come from doing things, not from leaving them undone.

The difficulty in life is the choice. When you are young, there seems to be so much time and so many choices, none of which seems to matter very much because it seems that later on you can always choose again. But then, suddenly, you are old.

The best business decision is often the one you don't make. Most of life's errors come from doing the wrong thing, not from doing nothing.

The best business decision is often the one you don't make. Inaction has a cost that most entrepreneurs systematically underestimate because they can't see the counterfactual.

The best investment you can make is in yourself. But most people won't because it's not tangible—you can't point to it on a balance sheet. Yet it compounds faster than any stock.

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

The best investment you can make is in yourself. But most people won't because it's not a leveraged bet, and you can't borrow money to do it.