In life, it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity

Match your goals with the people who can make them happen and start building the relationships

Poverty, I realized, wasn't only a lack of financial resources; it was isolation from the kind of people that could help you make more of yourself.

Bottom Line: It's better to give before you receive. And never keep score. If your interactions are ruled by generosity, your rewards will follow suit.

I believe that every conversation you have is an invitation to risk revealing the real you.

People do business with people they know and like

Human ambitions are like Japanese carp; they grow proportional to the size of their environment. Our achievements grow according to the size of our dreams and the degree to which we are in touch with our mission.