And here's what management is: motivating people and putting them in places where they can succeed.

Every great business leader I've ever met, in addition to being very smart, very driven, they have this, 'Why not me? Screw it, I deserve it, let's go.' And if you don't have that, you can't achieve greatness.

Every business is about understanding people. Which people you have to get through. Which people you have to embrace. Which people you have to jump over. Which people you have to push out of the way. That’s the game.

The only thing I hated about the agency business was a lot of business travel. It was the only part of my job that I did not like. I found it very tedious and wearing.

My philosophy is to always find the smartest people you can. Hire people smarter than you.

The failure-dichotomy principle: failure is good. Failure is not an option. Balance those in your brain.

When you see someone who has turned his passion into a profit, ask yourself, ‘Why not me?