I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.

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

It wouldn't happen... There hasn't been one publication by a monkey

I was very unsure about what I wanted to do in high school.

Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player.

Bosses will tell you they are looking for something different but they're not, actually.

Every employee, not just the senior people, should know how a company is doing.

I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know.

They said you could not make it. Prove them wrong.

A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.

You can't get too attached to any one shampoo. And conditioner, also.

The churches that are most obviously democratic are most obviously given to race prejudice. I mean the churches that have absolute congregational control.