Chicago is seriously my favorite city in the country. People have roots here, which is nice. When you go to Los Angeles, no one is actually from Los Angeles.

Nobody would be left to round out the workforce and execute the business plan.

I'm a big fan of small business ownership. I think it's the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it.

When I'm interviewing someone, I want to make sure that he thought enough to take care of himself - to dress appropriately and to groom himself properly.

Sulking about your mistakes only leads to future ones.

When you lose your hair, it has an impact on confidence and your overall self-esteem whether it affects your career or your love life.

Just because you didn't get your way, don't take your ball and go home.

If I can lead a happy life, touch the lives of others in a positive way, win the respect of those that I care about... and make a few million along the way, then I have been successful.

A lot of entrepreneurs let ego get in the way. You've got to be the conductor. You can't play all the instruments yourself. You have to get others to work together.

So many reality shows are scripted and create this fake drama, and it's a bunch of bull. We wanted to do something real and something wholesome and something that's focused on positive family values.

Whether you want to admit it or not, people begin to judge you the minute you walk in the door.

If you can’t be brave in the face of adversity, at least be practical.

Future:Life ahead is full of brighter days.

Everything I make starts very personally.

Asher means 'happy and blessed' which embodies my eldest. Caleb means 'stubborn and tenacious dog' and I can't even tell you how much that is my little boy! It was a useful warning.

We refer to the TLC Match as totally lacking coolness.

Whenever I prepare for a journey I prepare as though for death. Should I never return, all is in order.

I think social media has allowed the players to be able to say things that maybe didn't come out right the first time and say what they really meant. I think that it keeps people fair and honest.

Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.

Without passion, there is no genius.

I always loved celluloid cameras in the early days that were sturdy and reliable. Even under tropical conditions and downpour of rain, it would still work.