Money doesn't change who you are; it magnifies who you really are.

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.

Make it happen now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow is a loser's excuse.

Inside every seed is the potential for an incredible harvest.

In life we don't get what we want, we get in life what we are. If we want more we have to be able to be more, in order to be more you have to face rejection.

The more we give, the more we receive. It's important to give back, because the seeds you plant today, you will harvest tomorrow.

Never duck responsibility, its like running from the rain only to fall into the river.

I believe that my personal mission in life is to grow and contribute, so I am learning and growing every day.

You know, you don't have to have money to be a successful businessperson. You don't need a college degree. You just need a lot of common sense backed up by a willingness to work hard.

If you make too many things too public, then you end up living your life before the court of public opinion.

Always define your area of excellence. Establish the area where you will be the best.

Don’t believe the negative criticisms.

As if it wouldn’t rain without you...

I think we have to choose, what are the issues that really matter? We have to trust that.

Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values.

Sometimes it comes out in what I call tricksy behavior. That's not always easy to deal with, but it's fascinating. The key thing is to make sure that somebody's tricks don't trip up somebody else.

Connan Mockasin from New Zealand. I met him a little while ago, I love his music.

[The inspiration that comes to authors of fiction] is not an act of intelligence.

Until I am ready to lose weight, I cannot see how fat I am.

We have now reached a level where we should be even more ambitious. We should focus on more tangible mechanisms and outcomes. Make BRICS a platform of Impact.

This will arguably be the third great revolution of America, if we can prove that we literally can live without having a dominant European culture.