I talk often about being intrinsically motivated by learning. It's the primary driver of most of my activity.

In the mid-to-late 1990s, I was an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Kauffman Foundation working with Jana Matthews on 'learning programs for high growth entrepreneurs.'

What I'm looking for in my interaction is critical thinking on the part of the person pitching to me.

I'm hugely intrinsically motivated and have always believed that I'm fueled and motivated by learning.

I find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they're wearing.

The brainy class is made up of individuals who think for themselves and beyond formal education are continuous learners who tend to be self-taught.

In 2006, when I had come very close to calling my agent and telling him I needed to take a break, NaNoWriMo was where I found my inspiration again.

The fact is, working stiffs with few opportunities and scant education are generally too busy getting by to engage in revolutionary projects to remake society. And history, in fact, shows us that terrorism is generally a bourgeois endeavor.