The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.

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

How can you ricochet from a moment where you are on top of the world to one where you are crawling at rock bottom

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just a little bit extra.

Now God be praised, I will die in peace.

In life, what more can you ask for than to be real?

If my baby don't love me no more, I know her sister will.

Well, the end of another busy day. I can't wait till I get back to bed. If that don't work I'll try to sleep.

When you're old, everything you do is sort of a miracle.

I hadn't seen my dad get violent since the Great Spatula Incident, and I wasn't anxious to see a repeat of that.

I don't like confrontation.

Protecting the environment is really important to everyone's welfare - that of our children, as well as that of the future generations.