The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

I was raised to give back. I was born to immigrant parents and was fortunate to become successful at an early age. I've always felt a strong sense of national service to my country, and I may have been able to provide leadership in the political arena. I don't regret the decision not to enter politics, I just wonder sometimes if I could have changed anything.

Get all the education you can then go out and do something - do anything.

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

Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own.

People want economy, and they'll pay any price to get it.

Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.