I am continually advising the organization not to compare present-day business with our past records - although it is a natural thing to do. We are doing much better business than we did last year. But to do a better business than we did last year really is not much of a credit to us. We must compare what we are doing today with our opportunities of today.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.

There's no good idea that can't be improved on, no matter how great you think you're doing, there's always room for improvement.

Have a positive attitude and spread it around, never let yourself be a victim, and for goodness' sake - have fun.

As an investor-entrepreneur, I've always tried to be contrarian, to go against the crowd, to identify opportunities in places where people are not looking.

Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.