I'm worried about the world because there's chaos in the Middle East, and I think the Iranian deal [to lift sanctions] is going to continue the Shia-Sunni battles, the Persian-Arab battles.

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

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

You are either the person you were or the person you are, eventually you have to let go of one

Bubble gum on a turd, Madison! You’re a tutti-frutti enforcer. I am a warden. Trust me, I know what I’m doing.

Each day is God’s gift of a fresh unspoiled opportunity to live according to His priorities.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

So So Def has been one of the most successful and consistent labels in the game in the last 10 years.

I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon. (his last words)

While working among the little plants of the far places of the world we forget the narrowness of our own orbit.

Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions.

I love all history because it’s storytelling. But, I will always have a special place in my heart for the Tudor dynasty.