I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet - I want to know who the morons are.

I love to compete. I want to get out there and kick your ass in the business world. That is what inspires me.

Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is.

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.

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

The same applies to the music and film industries. Until the heads of the labels start wanting to make money rather than creating controversy, tension, and excuses about why piracy is making the job so hard that no one could do it but them - and oh by the way, they need a raise to really focus in on the fight - the music industry is going to have a very tough time of it.

I'm a believer that you accomplish much, much more with direct relationships than by using an intermediary. And that cash you keep in the bank can be the difference between staying alive as a small business, or not.