I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything.

The most important thing is for you to believe in what you are doing.

Too many people have a wonderful dream and just talk about it rather than do something about it.

I get very excited when I wake up in the morning and I am just full of oxygen. I say that purposefully. I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything. Truly, I get high on oxygen, and once I graduate from that, what really fulfills me is doing what I love. That, to me, is absolutely priceless.

The principle was right there - you couldn't miss it. The more we did for our customers, the more they did for us.

If you think you can, then you’re half way there. If you say, ‘I can’t,’ then you’re defeated.

Never give up. The bankers and financial people did not take me seriously initially. Everyone thought I would fail. My attitude was that 'No' is an unacceptable answer when it comes to financing.