Whenever you think something or some person is ruining your life, it's you. A victimization mentality is so debilitating.

Almost all good businesses engage in 'pain today, gain tomorrow' activities.

Mimicking the herd invites regression to the mean.

I have a black belt in chutzpah. I was born with it. Some people, like some of the women I know, have a black belt in spending. They were born with that. But what they gave me was a black belt in chutzpah.

Whoever makes you smarter a little earlier in life makes you better

They [Mc Donalds] take people and give them a first job, which enables them to get a second job. They do a very good job of educating troubled young people to be good citizens and they're probably more successful than charter schools.

If the value of a company doesn't just scream out at you, it's too close.