False praise is worse than no praise.

Anyone not busy learning is busy dying.

The belief that you have a great idea is not worth cuckoo spit. Ideas are ten a penny while the ability to execute counts for a great deal more.

People who get trapped in the tunnel vision of making money think that is all there is to life.

Without self belief nothing can be accomplished. With it, nothing is impossible.

Say to yourself: The world is full of money. Some of it has my name on it. All I have to do is collect it.

Teamwork is the glue which binds losers together

Obviously, waste disposal is an enormous and fantastic industry.

I think having a great idea is vastly overrated. I know it sounds kind of crazy and counterintuitive. I don't think it matters what the idea is, almost. You need great execution.

Most of the worst errors I made in my life came from forgetting to act small.

Rich people always have a certain degree of debt. Apparently it helps to reduce taxes. I'm not so hot on the bean-counting side.

When you say "I" and "my" too much, you lose the capacity to understand the "we" and "our".

Become great in God’s eyes so as to bring freedom to your people

Your choices can only be limited by your mind.

A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.

I’ve lived in several countries and been a disaster everywhere.

Finally there is someone that you can invest in that looks like you, speaks like you, relates to things you relate to, and make our culture okay to talk about.

What is the proper limit for wealth? It is, first, to have what is necessary; and, second, to have what is enough.

Whatever the trend might be, I'm thinking of the Woman for whom I'm designing it.

I [Death] was astonished to see him in Baghdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.

The old brown hen and the old blue sky, Between the two we live and die The broken cartwheel on the hill.