I never wanted to be a businessman, I just wanted to change the world

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!

Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business.

If people aren't calling you crazy, you aren't thinking big enough.

It was even odds that the thing I was the most afraid of didn't actually exist at all.

Good to know we're all twelve years old mentally. Keeps things in perspective.

If I propose to myself and myself says yes, I get to have the cake, right? I love me, so I’m thinking 12 tiers.

It's what we call a dolce pazzia... a sweet madness. Once you feel it, you will never want to leave it.

I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.

As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.

Frodo: Go back, Sam! I’m going to Mordor alone. Sam: Of course you are, and I’m coming with you!

The great paintings are the ones with the most subtle value relationships. The closer you could bring your values and still distinguish between them, the stronger you were as a painter.

Women would rather be right than reasonable.

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.