I wish to be focused on kind of the business stuff I'm doing, how do I contribute to our economic progress, how do I help create a future for American industry, American middle class, these kind of things. Those things actually really matter to me.

Be persistent, and hang on to your vision. And at the same time, be flexible.

Companies hire a lot during boom times because they're trying to adequately accelerate into the future.

One of the tests that I frequently use in an interaction is I push on the idea and what I'm looking for is both flexibility & persistence.

Every individual is essentially now a small business and entrepreneur.

All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.

Success...is no longer a simple ascension of steps. You need to climb sideways and sometimes down, and sometimes you need to swing from the jungle gym and establish your own turf somewhere else on the playground.