Brains are far more important than money or connections. Everyone and anyone can create a business out of their bedroom.

I'm a big believer that you always reiterate, you always learn, you always realize your business is evolving.

The sport of business is the ultimate competition. It's 7 × 24 × 365 × forever.

I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in.

Most people think it's all about the idea. It's not. EVERYONE has ideas. The hard part is doing the homework to know if the idea could work in an industry, then doing the preparation to be able to execute on the idea.

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.

It's not the dreaming, it's the doing.