Your legacy should be that you made it better than it was when you got it.

You've got to say, "I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." It's called perseverance.

They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureaucracy kills you.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.