The single best machine to measure trust is a human being. We haven't figured out a metric that works better than our own sort of, like, 'There's something fishy about you.'

A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence.

We invest in things like the future, like our children, like education. In other words, we invest in things that we understand we will not see an immediate return of investment but everybody knows it will have a positive impact and you can easily measure it over the course of time. Your why is exactly the same thing.

Those who lead inspire us Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to but because we want to.

Profit isn't a purpose, it's a result. To have purpose means the things we do are of real value to others.

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.

Too many people write books because they want to be a New York Times best-seller. They want the glory and the fame.