What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.

Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

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

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve

Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.

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

Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.

Ever notice how it’s a penny for your thoughts, yet you put in your two-cents? Someone is making a penny on the deal.

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.

If you live for weekends or vacations, your shit is broken

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.

Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.