Sometimes you buy the horse, sometimes you invest in the jockey. It really comes down to the actual business and the upside.

We can talk about republican or democratic approaches to the economy, but until you fix the student loan bubble - and that's where the real bubble is - and the tuition bubble, we don't have a chance. All this other stuff is shuffling deck-chairs on the Titanic.

In every job, I would justify it in my mind, whether I loved it or hated it, that I was getting paid to learn and every experience would be of value when I figured out what I wanted to do when I grew up.

There are no shortcuts. NONE.

Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But I certainly am going to try.

The NBA is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

There are no shortcuts. You have to work hard, and try to put yourself in a position where if luck strikes, you can see the opportunity and take advantage of it.