Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.

Being successful entails being able to not only get along with people, but also to give something back

One thing we can all control is effort

In these times of the "Great Recession", we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should be celebrating and encouraging people to make as much money as they can. Profits equal tax money. While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.

I create offbeat advice; I don't follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.

With every effort, I learned a lot. With every mistake and failure, not only mine, but of those around me, I learned what not to do. I also got to study the success of those I did business with as well. I had more than a healthy dose of fear, and an unlimited amount of hope, and more importantly, no limit on time and effort.

I'm the type that thinks if you don't learn from history, you're doomed to repeat it.