If you don't succeed at first, there's no need for the F word (Failure). Pick yourself up and try, try again.

Most "necessary evils" are far more evil than necessary.

I had no plans to be an entrepreneur. I just wanted to be a journalist and write for a magazine. At 15, I just decided to leave school and launch a national student magazine.

Conflicts often stem from a couple of leaders on both sides that are badly brought up. They'd rather go to war than compromise. And in business, you're competing with other companies all the time, but you don't end up going to war with each other.

About 40 percent of my time is spent on social issues and building new organizations, more for the benefit of the climate or health issues.

Give your employees a mission that matches their ambitions. When you challenge people, they surprise you.

If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.