There's a lot of regrets about last year - maybe turning up was the biggest regret about it

I have no patience at all.

Once you decide to work for yourself, you never go back to work for somebody else.

If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.

I knоw you're Belgian, that's whеrе thоsе waffles соmе frоm

A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision.

I know you're Belgian, that's where those waffles come from.

My history of lending money from banks is that they want to know the ins and outs of the backside of a duck.

Don't try to blame the rest of the world. The blame only lies with you. Recognize that immediately.

There are two fools in every marketplace; one asks too little, one asks too much.

Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma

The true test of faith is how we treat those who can do nothing for us in return.

There is a famous Russian cartoon in which a hippopotamus, in the bush, points out a zebra to another hippopotamus: 'You see,' he says, 'now that’s formalism.

If trade undermines life, narrows it or impoverishes it, then it can destroy the world. If it enhances life, then it can better the world.

One day we wake up and we are broken. We taste it in our morning kiss. Our mirror tells us the same stories in separate hours: things will never be the same.

Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are.

I just paint to fulfill an urge. When I don't have the urge, I just don't paint. This is not some stupid contest. But if it is, I feel like the winner that came in last.

If you don’t want your followers to give up in disgust, your inspiration needs to be in the service of goals that are at least attainable.

Saying "Ameen" is permissible after reciting the Surah of al-Hamd in the Salat (but it's still not part of the Salat) especially with the intention of supplication.

Ugliness is more inventive than beauty. Beauty always follows certain camps. I think it's more amusing - ugliness - than beauty.

The still small voice is wanted.