You've got to be very cognizant of the correlation between social media links and business because they don't always correlate as highly as people would like.

You could be beaten down by anybody and by everybody and it doesn't matter what everybody else thinks it's how you see yourself and what your own dreams are. And, you know, anybody who started a business and build a business knows there's going to be lots of times when you feel beaten down and you need some motivation and that's when I turn to that book among others.

I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I wake up every day just fired up. My one rule is, don't let anyone pinch me, because I don't want to wake up.

Everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than one thing. We are born with it.

Executives should blog if they have a vision they are trying to communicate, or if they are very visible in the media.

The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face - it's for him to retire with a smile on his face.

I'm always afraid of failing. It's great motivation to work harder.