A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use.

Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: to be the best in the world at it.

It takes time, it's a grind. There are no shortcuts. You've got to grind and grind.

You need a place where you can explain yourself. You can write as much or as little as you would like, but the words will be all yours. You can create the context. You can make sure that all issues are addressed. You can take issue with individuals or the media as a whole. Your words, your message.

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

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

My first company was MicroSolutions. I worked 20 hours a day. I didn't take a vacation for 7 years. I didn't even take the time to read a fiction book. It was all about work. When I sold it, I promised myself I would never wear a watch and only wear a suit to weddings, funerals and to meet the President.