When I was starting out, being a young entrepreneur was not fashionable. Parents would ask, 'When are you going to get a real job?'

Nothing turns off an investor more than when an entrepreneur comes in with a ridiculous valuation.

I understand that finance can be very complex.

You only stay in front by coming up with ideas your new competitors haven't thought of yet.

Being born into poverty does not mean you are condemned to spend the rest of your life in poverty.

One of the big problems entrepreneurs run into is they get too comfortable.

By definition startups usually do not turn a profit.

Reality TV is a totally different animal than the infomercial world.

People must be realistic when evaluating their business.

Ive spent over 25 years in the television industry, the direct response industry. I met a lot of people and certainly learned the power of commercials and their brand building potential.

All labour is directed towards producing some effect.

The worst crimes are not committed by evil degenerates, but by decent and intelligent people taking 'pragmatic' decisions.

We cannot continue to be a policeman for the rest of the world.

It's a town you come to for a short time.

Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language.

[Health-care system] is largely privatized and unregulated. So of course it's highly inefficient and costly.

My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them.

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They look so thoroughly unhappy.

In small towns people scent the wind with noses of uncommon keenness.

When you set a goal, write it down and then it's like making a promise to yourself.