When I was young and ocean-racing competitively, and working the rest of the time, I was going 24 hours. I was on the verge of collapsing. But you've got to slow down a bit.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.

There's nothing wrong with being fired.

If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.

You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.

To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.

My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.

I'm no genius. I'm not at all; I just happen to look five or 10 years ahead and think things through.

It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.

Look. The world is full of liars, and it’s time someone admitted it, shed a light on it, and lightened up about it.

Always give your best

Deception is a temporary medicine that gives relax for short time, but when the truth gets at even the actual medicine breaks down.

I sacrificed a lot, in terms of friendship and family, from working so much at such a young age, but I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't.

The stakes ... are too high for government to be a spectator sport.

My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.

I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead.

Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement.

Victorian literature was my subject at Harvard.

I'm an entertainer. I don't go round saying I'm a paragon of virtue, so that is clearly not in the public interest.