Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently promoting what’s not working.

Five years after I started CD Baby, when it was a big success, the media said I had revolutionized the music business. But 'revolution' is a term that people use only when you're successful. Before that, you're just a quirky person who does things differently.

It's only a little difficult to say no. You've got to believe that the work you're doing is ultimately more useful to the world.

Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams.

Customer service is the new marketing.

Repeated psychology tests have proven that telling someone your goal makes it less likely to happen.

Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself.