China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets.

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

You must first be willing to fail — and you must have the courage to go for it anyway.

If you don't encounter setbacks in your career, if you don't have doubts and disappointments , let me tell you, you're not dreaming big enough.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

Progress is not inevitable. It's up to us to create it.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

If someone tells me they skied all day and never fell down, I tell them to find another mountain.

Entrepreneurship is having an idea to do something great and not entirely have a plan on how to do it but the drive and will power to make it work

... despite the profound advances in molecular biology oer the past half-century, we still do not understand what life is, how it relates to the inanimate world, and how it emerged.

I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate — it’s apathy. It’s not giving a damn.

In anything you set out to do, don't try your best. Do your best.

It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world.

If you had to buy a new plane every time you flew somewhere, it would be incredibly expensive.

Revenge is a luscious fruit which you must leave to ripen.

I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree.

I think squats is a generic thing - you can do squats with anything. That's the great thing about it. As long as you get in a safe position to do it.

Spending way too long worrying about what people think about me is a bad habit.

If you fall in love based on zero hours spent with me? That's maybe something to be aware of. That will fade fast. You can't be in love with a google search.