In New York City, a lot of people think "the great outdoors" is the area between your front door and a taxi cab.

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

Curiosity – if not desire, if not plain kindness – might have led him to greater zeal.

As long as our voiced were in harmony, it didn't matter that our accents were at war.

It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me to move on from the things that give me stability.

Hearing is a form of touch. I could hear less through the ears but more through the body.

Over 70% of what are called corruption (cases), even by EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) and other anti-corruption agencies, is not corruption, but common stealing.

People often ... have no idea how fair the flower is to the touch, nor do they appreciate its fragrance, which is the soul of the flower.

From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job - very good advice.

I'd like to thank everybody who ever punched or kissed me in my life and everybody who I ever punched or kissed.

Things are changing. They need to change more. It should not be of any note that a woman does something, because women do everything.

My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think.