If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people.

The greatest reward in becoming a millionaire is not the amount of money that you earn. It is the kind of person that you have to become to become a millionaire in the first place.

The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.

Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything. I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if they work.

Do or do not. There is no try.

Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

One can get anything if he is willing to help enough others get what they want.

Make your team feel respected, empowered and genuinely excited about the company’s mission.

Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. It's that simple.

Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.

I failed my way to success.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom.

If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions.

What is not started will never get finished

You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.

Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.