The successful people of this world take life as it comes. They just go out and deal with the world as it is.

I have always been very diversified, so I have never suffered a catastrophic loss. I spread my money around the way a large institutional investor does. I use different brokerage firms. I manage some of my accounts myself.

People getting rich in a free society in general - with some scammy exceptions, which are rare - makes everyone else richer, too.

You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is.

I don't believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.

It isn't the rich people's fault that poor people are poor. Poor people who get an education and work hard in this country will stop being poor. That should be the goal for all poor people everywhere.

Sleep more at night. If it's allowed at work or home, take a nap in the afternoon. You'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel.