Money doesn't change who you are; it magnifies who you really are.

My grandma used to make syrup for us because we couldn't afford it and I just played around with her recipe. I made strawberry syrup and that didn't really work out but I made strawberry-vanilla and that sold. Then I just went out and took marketing classes, went to seminars, learned about marketing a product and striking deals. It ended up taking orders of $1.5 million.

I firmly believe that the two most important times in a person's life are when they are born and when they find out why they were born.

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.

If you make too many things too public, then you end up living your life before the court of public opinion.

Money has not changed me. When I look at money, each dollar represents an option of something I could not do yesterday.

We have to find areas in our lives that we feel most uncomfortable about and want to change. I decided to push myself because it allowed me to give back. I have a scholarship program. When I found out the average age of a homeless person is 9½ years old, I said there must be something that I can do. Now, I am the spokesman for the National Coalition for the Homeless.