Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.

There are five top superstars in golf, 20 great stars, and 30 good ones. The rest should go and get jobs.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.

People retire to do what I do every day.

Round numbers beg to be negotiated, usually by counteroffer round numbers. Odd numbers sound harder, firmer, less negotiable.

All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.

Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.