Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won't have to chase your dreams, they will come to you.

Develop a good filing system.

I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.

Never make a decision until you have to.

Tradition, history and respect; that kind of qualities I admire, that I want to see preserved. Time is the only commodity that matters. Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well; managing your time well makes you successful. Goals, Priorities, and Planning. Why am I doing this? What is the goal? Why will I succeed? What happen if I chose not to do it? 'Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement'.

I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.