The low bird is not picked tenderly out of the dust by its fellows; rather, it is dispatched quickly and without mercy.

I find I'm so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it is the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.

A product is something made in a factory; a brand is something that is bought by the customer. A product can be copied by a competitor; a brand is unique. A product can be quickly outdated; a successful brand is timeless.

Be true, be brave, stand All the rest is darkness.

The definition of an asshole is someone who doesn't believe what he is seeing.

We are going to fight. We are going to be hurt. And in the end, we will stand.

I have an idea of how the book will finish up, but it very rarely finishes up the way that I think it's going to.