And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!

Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business.

If people aren't calling you crazy, you aren't thinking big enough.

There are two levers for moving man -- interest and fear.

When everyone believes they are the life coaches, who are the players?

There is nothing you can do about it. Self-education is the most important thing that can happen to you.

She didn't want to be considered a woman yet, wasn't ready to be the recipient of jewelry from men.

My mother wanted to be an actress. She wanted to follow her dreams, and she never really got a chance to do that. I feel like I'm following her dream in a way.

I think I am a travel junkie, and I have never enjoyed anything else in my life more than travelling and going to places.

Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless.

Animals interest me more than anything else.

It's the strings vibrating at the same time but separately that makes a good marriage. It messy, it's complicated and it's quite wonderful.

The appearances of the world are not the problem, it's clinging to them that causes suffering