A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

A person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it.

A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.

Every time I took these bigger risks, the opportunity for a bigger payout was always there.

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

Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.

You shouldn’t focus on why you can’t do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.

If you’re not living life on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.

Be really picky with your hiring, and hire the absolute best people you possibly can. People are the most important component of almost every business, and attracting the best talent possible is going to make a huge difference.

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure