If you lock me in the room with a piano teacher for a year I might be able to knock out a rendition of 'Roll Out The Barrel,' but will I ever be a concert pianist? No.

Don't try to blame the rest of the world. The blame only lies with you. Recognize that immediately.

In America, everybody thinks they're an entrepreneur. That's the problem. It's not a title that anybody should call oneself.

I'm a commercial person, not an academic.

There are two fools in every marketplace; one asks too little, one asks too much.

Above all, in order to gain respect, you need to be true to yourself. There is no point in trying to be brutal if it's not in your nature; there is no point in trying to be suave and sophisticated if it doesn't come naturally.

I am tired of hustling.