High achievers tend to have major weaknesses. People without major weaknesses tend to be mediocre.

One must understand what people are thinking, feeling and believing in order to enchant them.

The desire to change the world is a tremendous advantage as you travel down the difficult path ahead because focusing on a lofty goal is more energizing and attracts more talent than simply making a buck.

Everything you want is cheap or free. If you went to a venture capitalist and said: "I need money to buy tools." You flunked the IQ test, I mean every tool that you need is free!

The jewelry business is a very, very tough business - tougher than the computer business. You truly have to understand how to take care of your customers.

Someone once said that death is God's way of telling you to slow down. I do enjoy what I do, and the secret of my success is the willingness to grind work out.

Writing is the starting point from which all goodness (and crappiness) flows.