When you are younger, you worry about what people think about you. When you are older, you realize that no one was ever thinking about you at all.

Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1,000 percent Return on Energy!

I think the critical thing is the product or service that you're trying to raise money for. And probably the best description of that, people should say when they hear, "This is what I want to do. This is what I want to bring to the market." They should say, "Gee! That's a great idea" or "Gee! Why hasn't somebody else thought of that before? Well, that's an incredible idea!" In other words, the more a person is delighted, or astonished, or happy with your product, or service, or idea, the more happy they are to put up money for it.

Willpower is essential to the accomplishment of anything worthwhile.

You begin to fly when you let go of self-limiting beliefs and allow your mind and aspirations to rise to greater heights.

I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and then determine how you will achieve them (what skills you will have to learn, what actions will you have to take). And these are totally under your control. These are not dependent upon anyone else.

Every great success is an accumulation of thousands of ordinary efforts that no one else sees or appreciates.