Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.

Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

It’s almost always harder to raise capital than you thought it would be, and it always takes longer. So plan for that.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.

A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.

If you can do something to get somebody excited — not everybody — but if you can be the best for somebody, then you can win.

If you’ve got an idea, start today. There’s no better time than now to get going. That doesn’t mean quit your job and jump into your idea 100% from day one, but there’s always small progress that can be made to start the movement.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work

I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others… I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.

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

I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep.

Lots of companies don’t succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.