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

Talk less-you will automatically learn more, hear more, see more-and make fewer blunders.

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.

People don't plan to fail. They fail to plan.

Short-term can be terminal.

The mental game of business is understanding this Paradox: the better you think you are doing, the greater should be your cause for concern: the more self-satisfied you are with your accomplishments, your past achievements, your 'right moves', the less you should be.

The best people know that there are two phases in every crisis: the one where you manage it and the other where you learn from it. To succeed you have to do both