Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.

As long as you live, keep learning how to live.

Some of the companies we helped start are names you know. An office supply company called Staples - where I'm pleased to see the Obama campaign has been shopping The Sports Authority, which became a favorite of my sons. We started an early childhood learning center called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised.

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.

An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.