Sweat equity is the best startup capital.

While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.

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

Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.

My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It's been very profitable and entertaining for me

I love to compete. To me, business is the ultimate sport. It's always on. There is always someone trying to beat me.

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.