I'm at the gym at 6, so I'm usually in my office by 7:15. And I try to not schedule a lot of meetings before 8. So I've got that first hour to get myself organized for the day and to make sure that I've structured what I want to do.
When I used to try and describe what the Khan Academy was, I would tell people that if it were a for-profit, I would be on the cover of 'Forbes.'
By the time I became chairman and there was more of a feeling of urgency, there was a willingness to accept more forceful measures to try to deal with the inflation.
The most reliable way to forecast the future is to try to understand the present.
I was gonna try to go to grad school to teach foreign language.
George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike - they're both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
Why would I stand there and trade punches and try to knock out George Foreman?
I try to forget the past.
My frankness has got me into a lot of trouble. I try to temper it down now. As you get older, you get wiser.
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
Becoming famous is a really shocking thing, especially when you don't have aspirations to it. It got to the point where I would try and avoid making eye contact with anyone. It was freaky, and it just happened overnight. I couldn't handle it.
Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.
You don't try to do anything that Morgan Freeman does. He was the voice of God in a movie. That's Morgan Freeman!
Once in a while, when I first started to write pieces, I would try to write to a reader other than myself. I always failed. I would freeze up.
President Obama has been attacking relentlessly. In 2008 he said that if you're out of fresh ideas you use stale tactics against your opponent - you try and make your opponent unacceptable and that's what he is trying to do.
Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.
I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried.
Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first.
I'm a practitioner of elegant frugality. I don't feel comfortable telling other people what to do, so I just try and lead by example.
Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.
