Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions.

I have a broad range of interests, so I'll always be working on something.

Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age 12 would introduce me to a man who would introduce me to my first business contact who would introduce me to several other important people in my life. That's luck. That's randomness.

If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea.

If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much.

Sometimes I have to pause to make the distinction between Ben the teenager and Ben the businessman.

I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.