In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be heading down the nightmare that it is today.

I know enough to know that no man is an island.

Learn to use your brain power. Critical thinking is the key to creative problem solving in business.

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested.

Successful entrepreneurs don't wait for the perfect moment - they create it

A business can be started with very little money.

People flourish if they’re praised.