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.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

When you cease to dream you cease to live

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

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.

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

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.

Don’t be trapped by dogma

You have a viable business only if your product is either better or cheaper than the alternatives. If it’s not one or the other, you might make some money at first, but it’s not a sustainable business.

Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.

“I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.