Success is something that has to be earned every day.

You cant build any kind of organization if youre not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.

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

Remember: You'll be left with an empty feeling if you hit the finish line alone. When you run a race as a team, though, you'll discover that much of the reward comes from hitting the tape together. You want to be surrounded not just by cheering onlookers but by a crowd of winners, celebrating as one.

I was working probably at the age of 10, when I had my first paper route. I had every different kind of job you could possibly imagine as a young kid.

It's ironic that no matter where I go, I meet people from Brooklyn. I'm proud of that heritage. It's where I'm from, who I am.

I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have.