My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade.

I would say that my parents were supportive of me.

You can't control income. It varies based on conditions outside of [your] control. But you can control expenses.

So it's the kind of business where you can't wait to get up in the morning and read the papers, or listen to what's on the news, and you know, how the world's going to change.

My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did.

I'm not as involved in every little thing as I used to be.

I think the American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent, and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build, and what can happen to you and your family.