If you make a deal with a fool, don't be surprised when they act foolishly.

There are defining moments in one's life when you learn about yourself, and you deposit that knowledge in the experience account, so you can draw on it at some later date.

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.

I'm passionate again about writing. This is important to me; it's got to be the comeback book.

Making a million legally has always been difficult. Making a million illegally has always been a little easier. Keeping a million when you have made it is perhaps the most difficult of all.

Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and you are a pauper.

Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted.