The poor and the middle class work for money. The rich have money work for them.

So the Marine Corps really did teach me to conquer fear, and then to go for higher causes, higher purposes.

If you look at anyone who has achieved great success and wealth, people like Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, or Lance Armstrong, they have all focused intensely in order to win.

Comfort kills ambition. Get uncomfortable and get used to it in your pursuit of your goals and dreams.

The key to life is to be happy with or without money. Money only magnifies who you really are.

Many novice real estate investors soon quit the profession and invest in a well-diversified portfolio of bonds. That's because, when you invest in real estate, you often see a side of humanity that stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and saving money shelter you from.

If you learn life's lessons, you will do well. If not, life will just continue to push you around. People do two things. Some just let life push them around. Others get angry and push back. But they push back against their boss, or their job, or their husband or wife. They do not know it's life that's pushing.