Business is full of pain and hardship and with that, laughter and release.

Today, where you come from seems less and less important, as globalization is the new order. I prefer the old world.

As all entrepreneurs will say, "surround yourself with good people". That is the hardest thing : finding good people.

An entrepreneur needs to have values. Values that are wholesome.

There are differences in the businesses themselves, but the fundamentals are the same: give customers a good experience, charge them a reasonable price, listen to them, and treat them with respect.

Creating art (music, books, films, etc.) can be beautiful and liberating, but trying to sell art, well, that is the movie business. There are few winners, and lots and lots of losers.

Entrepreneurs need to listen. They don't need to be good listeners (although it can only help) but they need to know when to listen.

When things go right (and they go right a lot - you just got to keep trying) there is nothing to really laugh about.

Obsession makes my life bad and my work good.

Don't take yourself too seriously - learn to laugh. Hire slowly and fire fast. And the most important thing is: you never invest in ideas, only in people!

I think most entrepreneurs would refer to themselves as "accidental". No one looks for stress and pain. You stumble on to it. Also, no one looks for pots of gold, it just happens.

Tick Tock Tick Tock...The clock strikes two ... still haven't got a clue.

Traveling outgrows its motives. It soon proves sufficient in itself. You think you are making a trip, but soon it is making you - or unmaking you.

Whoever says that God is not great, surely hasn't called upon His Mighty name long enough to receive His heavenly blessings.

I went to Sunday School and liked the stories about Christ and the Christmas star. They were beautiful. They made you warm and happy to think about. But I didn't believe them.

I was one of the serious studiers. I'm not somebody who just shows up and gets a hundred on a test.

The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed.

We know nothing in reality; for truth lies in an abyss.

If you think you control things that are in the control of others, you will lament. You will be disturbed and you will blame both gods and men.

Domesticity has to mean nesting. Otherwise, six months go by, and you don't know where your underwear is.

You probably have to split yourself in various ways just in order to survive, and to think of yourself as a multitude.