I think one of the biggest curses in the U.S. is that we have only two political parties.

Kids should go to college, but they should go to the best school they can afford to get through with minimal or no debt. That might mean going to a community college or an inexpensive local state school. Whatever it takes.

It is called working your ass off. The difference is what you are willing to sacrifice. For every writer who wants balance in their life, there is a guy like me who gives up a lot to make their dreams come true. There is always going to be someone out there that knows they have to compensate for maybe having less talent with harder work and preparation.

Get me selling and I can figure out the industry. Once I can figure out the industry I can start a business in that industry.

Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.

Sports, music, movies - basically, fans of any form of entertainment don't do a resume analysis before picking their favorite.

I'm not the type to pat myself on the back and all that, but somebody has to be lucky, right? When I got to Dallas, I was struggling - sleeping on the floor with six guys in a three-bedroom apartment. I used to drive around, look at the big houses, and imagine what it would be like to live there and use that as motivation.