Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.

Most of the mutual fund investments I have are index funds, approximately 75%.

At the end of every day, having a clientele that speaks well of you, that's the largest source of business. I don't care what kind of business you're in. Clients referring us to their friends or relatives is so much more powerful than any advertising we could ever do.

The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

Many times I can see a solution to something differently and quicker than other people. I see the end zone and say 'This is where I want to go.'

I quickly learned that if I kept at it and plowed right through the rejections I would eventually get somebody to buy my wares.

The nasty little secret was that I couldn't read worth a darn. In my case, I still read very slowly to this moment.