I have two daughters that are the loves of my life and I want to leave them a better world, a better country, a better state and a better city.

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

You must first be willing to fail — and you must have the courage to go for it anyway.

If you don't encounter setbacks in your career, if you don't have doubts and disappointments , let me tell you, you're not dreaming big enough.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

Progress is not inevitable. It's up to us to create it.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

If someone tells me they skied all day and never fell down, I tell them to find another mountain.

Entrepreneurship is having an idea to do something great and not entirely have a plan on how to do it but the drive and will power to make it work

I will only start taking book reviews seriously from the day that books are able to review readers.

People make their own reality. That was what Praxis had taught him years ago. A hundred people can witness the exact same event, and give two hundred and three different accountings of it.

We should not be afraid to go into a new era, to leave the old beyond.

Botswana is actually very peaceful. It's democratic. It never was in debt. They've been fortunate, they've had diamonds.

One must espouse some pursuit, taking it kindly at heart and with enthusiasm.

The trouble with flowers is that invariably, when I'm ready to photograph them, they are not in season.

I intended to give you some advice but now I remember how much is left over from last year unused.

There is only one way to make money at writing, and that is to marry a publisher's daughter.

To think is not enough, you must think of something.

I don't know any more about America than one knows being trapped in it.