When we face our problems, they disappear. So learn from failure and let success be the silent incentive.

You cannot live without doing something.

I think one of the big errors people are making right now is thinking that old-style businesses will be obsolete, when actually they will be an important part of this new civilization. Some retail groups are introducing e-commerce and think that the bricks are no longer useful. But they will continue to be important.

Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets… any sound investment will eventually pay off.

Work well done is not only a responsibility to yourselves and society; it is also an emotional need.

I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others. Just as I think it's important to run companies well, with a close eye to the bottom line, I think you have to use your entrepreneurial experience to make corporate philanthropy effective.

You cannot have people in your organization who are pessimists. They take you to mediocrity.