Once you realize that there are no geniuses out there, you can think, "I can do that". One reason I've succeeded is that I have that naïve sense of entitlement.

Failure is not an option on this one.

To me, it’s always what’s next and I think that’s what drives most very successful people. It’s never about the money. I mean that’s a way of keeping score. It’s about achievement and it’s about winning a game and it’s about upping the ante.

You can be hard on people as long as you're just as hard on yourself.

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

That outgrowth of arrogance comes at a price: some people don't like is. I take responsibility for that.

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.