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.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.

Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.

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.

Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.

Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

Wonder what your customer really wants? Ask. Don’t tell.

Don’t treat your customers like a bunch of purses and wallets.

Lend your friend $20. If he doesn’t pay you back then he’s not your friend. Money well spent.

Even if you don’t have the perfect idea to begin with, you can likely adapt.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance

The best way out is always through.

Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakes.

Stay self-funded as long as possible.

I treat business a bit like a computer game. I count money as points. I’m doing really well: making lots of money and lots of points.

Do or do not. There is no try.