Don't be threatened by people smarter than you.

I think if you're an entrepreneur, you've got to dream big - and then dream bigger.

We have a big opportunity in China. We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America.

I was born on the other side of the tracks, in public housing in Brooklyn, New York. My dad never made more than $20,000 a year, and I grew up in a family that lost health insurance. So I was scarred at a young age with understanding what it was like to watch my parents lose access to the American dream.

Companies should not have a singular view of profitability. There needs to be a balance between commerce and social responsibility... The companies that are authentic about it will wind up as the companies that make more money.

One of the fundamental aspects of leadership, I realized more and more, is the ability to instill confidence in others when you yourself are feeling insecure

A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.