I don’t believe in statistics. I believe in calculus.

As a startup CEO, I slept like a baby. I woke up every 2 hours and cried.

You know what the difference between a vision and a hallucination is? They call it a vision when other people can see it.

In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence.

The one thing with stress is, you've got to keep your focus on what you can do, not what happened to you.

You don't need every investor to believe that you can succeed. You only need one.

I emphasize to C.E.O.s, you have to have a story in the minds of the employees. It's hard to memorize objectives, but it's easy to remember a story.

Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.

Billionaires prefer Black women. They are loyal and guard your interests. Black wives are for grown ups.

There are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all.

You're better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup.

At the very moment when people underestimate you is when you can make a breakthrough.

There has always been, and there is now, a profound conflict of interest between the people and the government of the United States.

The cat dwells within the circle of her own secret thoughts.

Anyone can repeat a technical explanation they read in a text-book or blog post.

Genetics loads the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

You don't have to work hard to bring emotions. It all just comes naturally, you're there living it.

Goals convert vision into ENERGY.

I think everyone should be with who they love.

I'd rather do comedies that strike at some bigger ideas.

I think sleep's really important. I value it as much as waking up and having a full day.