You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.

Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking.

In business, I loved cars. I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. Only in America can you decide to get a good education and pursue what you like.

You can't have a country or a city or a state that's worth a damn unluss you govern within yourself in your day-to-day life.

I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times. I learned not to despair, even when my world was falling apart. I learned that there are no free lunches. And I learned the value of hard work.

We load up on oat bran in the morning so we'll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there's no tomorrow.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.