I’m not a businessman

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

It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission

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.

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Remembering you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it

The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.

A ship in harbor is safe. But that’s now what ships are built for.