The biggest lesson I learned in the bar business is to focus on revenues. Dollars, not dimes.

I don’t embrace excuses. I embrace solutions.

Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to talk about the 20 times I miss swinging the bat, I’m okay with that.

If you had a dime for every excuse you made, I wouldn't have to be here right now.

If you're not passionate, you achieve mediocrity

Your ‘brand’ is what your customers think of you, not what you think of you.

When I get angry, it's with purpose. My purpose is to solve a problem. And I never lose sight of that.

The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who wants you to be successful.

When I talk to idiots, I get loud!

Fixing bars is easy. Fixing people is tough.

I'm very involved in all of my social media activities. I'm not an actor. I play myself, and I take that very seriously.

Stop smiling as if I’ve been acquainted with you for ages!

I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.

The audience was swell. They were so polite they covered their mouths when they yawned.

My first crime novel, "Wild Horses," sold at auction, and that changed my life at an ideal time.

No man can resolve himself into Heaven.

The great seal of truth is simplicity.

All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.

Adversity will surface in every life. How we meet it makes the difference.

We must have government, but we must watch them like a hawk.

Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.