"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."

"Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds."

"Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale."

"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."

"Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics."

"Because after my first year I had a lot of success, took everybody by storm, came back the next year thought it was easy and didn't have near the season I had the previous year. It was kind of a wake-up call. And so, life goes on."

"Eighty percent of success is showing up."

"Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work."