Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.

I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did little groups. I had no following.

The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.

No one knows everything. But together, we know a whole lot.

Happy employees ensure happy customers. And happy customers ensure happy shareholders—in that order.

Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.

A true friend is someone with whom protocol is no longer necessary.