“You can't say, 'I want to change things, I want to lead!' and then say, 'I never want to be wrong, and I never want to fail…' There's no easy answer other than the fact that you have to see the conflict in your own mind and make your own choice.”
— Seth Godin
Marketing Thought Leader & Author of "The Purple Cow

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Society

A growing archive of 3,000+ moments, drawn from every interview.

For all of us, greatness is there from the off, it's right there in your headspace and mindset. It's sabotaged either by yourself or by what's going on around you. Society restricts us in a way that doesn't allow us to operate at our full potential.

— Ant Middleton

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Host & Former SAS Soldier

Taoism speaks to the interconnectedness of the universe, and how everything and everyone has an impact on everything and everyone. Governance must widen its' perspectives to think about the implications, and ramifications, of business in society.

— Brian A. Wong

On a personal level, the best defense against materialism and greed is to give money away. You need to be charitable, engage in philanthropy.

— Mike Evans

NFL Wide Receiver for Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Super Bowl Champion

The reason why I fight is that I'm fighting against the pain of seeing my family get sick and fighting against not being able to help them. That's more painful than anything. To see my kids, get sick tomorrow and not being able to help them? That's more painful than anything I would experience in a fight.

— Francis Ngannou

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion & Mixed Martial Arts Pioneer

We believe that flexibility should exist, and that benefits earned should be portable and proportional to the amount of work you're doing on each platform. It's a tremendous opportunity for the global work-system.

— Christopher Payne

We're creating a different type of work. The average Dasher dashes for about four hours a week, and very often they're trying to save-up for something and use it as a supplement to their income.

— Christopher Payne

It's tougher being a leader now, in 2022, than it was in 1982 when I joined the Foreign Office. Leaders are examined much more closely, and constantly, now than they were in the past.

— Lord Simon McDonald

Despite every adversity, never give up on your dreams. I am living proof that having been born and brought up in the smallest country in the Southern Hemisphere, it is possible to fulfil your ambition and succeed despite seemingly insurmountable odds.

— Richard E. Grant

British actor known for Withnail and I and Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Negotiation is really a life skill, and it's essential in this day and age.

— Joshua Weiss

Negotiation expert and co-director of Harvard's Program on Negotiation

Community brings out the good… the encourager in people. You could be on a treadmill next to someone who's having a hard time, and it just brings it out of you.

— Barry Jay

Without any major adjustments to our conduct and behaviour, we will see the unravelling of an informed civilisation.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Renowned Astrophysicist & Director of Hayden Planetarium

The things that get rewarded in those systems are things that provoke, divide and drive outrage – so we end up with a broken media economy that drives us all crazy and doesn't represent the best version of ourselves – that doesn't help us come to a common understanding of truth.

— Hamish McKenzie

It's strange though, I never feel this as a weight when I'm around kids – I feel so much lighter. They have an impact on me, as much as I hope to have an impact on them. It's a real mutual benefit.

— Lindsey Vonn

Olympic Alpine Skier with Most World Cup Wins by Female Athlete

Everyone needs encouragement and everyone needs hope. I have an open policy with my foundation insofar as I don't put restrictions on who can come to my camps – I want anyone who needs it, to have access.

— Lindsey Vonn

Olympic Alpine Skier with Most World Cup Wins by Female Athlete

It's not even about achieving something – it's about changing mindset. At that age, kids can go strongly in one direction or another in life, and being able to give them a steer is a huge accomplishment.

— Lindsey Vonn

Olympic Alpine Skier with Most World Cup Wins by Female Athlete

Our story, our fight, the story of President Zelenskyy… these all come together in the story of how everyone is capable of more than the world expects of them.

— Kira Rudik

Ukrainian politician and head of Servant of the People party faction