You can put people's feet to the fire a bit just by reminding them that we're constantly creating our own history.

I'm here and I'm ready. They're not. Bring it.

Guys want to be respected and acknowledged. They want to feel what they contributed matters.

I am grandiose because I live a grandiose life; what’s wrong with that?

I have one speed, I have one gear: Go!

I don't sleep. I wait. I sleep in cars and on couches. I sleep when I can, but when I can't sleep, I just don't, so I figure there's a higher calling keeping me on point that night.

Sure, I did a lot of things in excess. But if you look at the core, the foundation of what I pursued, what red-blooded young American male in my position wouldn't?