Today is the youngest you will ever be. Live like it.

My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It's been very profitable and entertaining for me

There is only one thing in life you can control: Your own effort.

Do your homework and know your business better than anyone. Otherwise, someone who knows more and works harder will kick your ass.

Just watch. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. When you try to take it too far, people turn the other way. I'm just telling you, when you've got a good thing and you get greedy, it always, always, always, always, always turns on you. That's rule No. 1 of business.

Expect the unexpected, and always be ready - everyone has inside them what it takes to be successful. You just have to be ready to unleash it when the opportunity presents itself.

Never settle. There is no need to rush.