I built the business exactly the way my mother built and ran her family. I wanted a replication of the big, happy family I grew up in. I wanted happy people having fun.

A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.

My best successes came on the heels of failures.

I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.

Don't be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It's when you're uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.

If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you'll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!

The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.

Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!

If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately...it's everything.

I don't invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don't have charisma.

Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.

How we can make a Judgement if we don't see what Happen.

Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

It's better to be kind than to be right.

The secret is to write just anything, to dare to write just anything, because when you write just anything, you begin to say what is important.

Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.

I begin a book with imagery, more than I do with an idea or a character. Some kind of poetic image.

The only hero known to my childhood was Henry Clay.

I've basically grown up with Harry Potter, as so many kids my age have. It's kind of a part of my life.

I am ready to face the International Criminal Court of Justice at the Hague for prosecution over roles played by me when the war ended