Don't punk out and don't quit.

As a startup CEO, I slept like a baby. I woke up every 2 hours and cried.

You know what the difference between a vision and a hallucination is? They call it a vision when other people can see it.

In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence.

The one thing with stress is, you've got to keep your focus on what you can do, not what happened to you.

You don't need every investor to believe that you can succeed. You only need one.

I emphasize to C.E.O.s, you have to have a story in the minds of the employees. It's hard to memorize objectives, but it's easy to remember a story.

Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.

Billionaires prefer Black women. They are loyal and guard your interests. Black wives are for grown ups.

There are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all.

You're better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup.

Follow the evidence to where it leads, even if the conclusion is uncomfortable.

Life is a happy journey

The best way to protect evil, to deny it existence.

I face so much jealousy, and I am incredibly upset about it.

If you want your children to be smart, tell them stories. If you want them to be really smart, tell them more stories. If you want your children to be brilliant, tell them even more stories.

I'll always do 'Sherlock' - it's something I'm not going to give up on.

Forget all your learnings - just remember that NOW is the moment that never ends

Going into therapy doesn't guarantee poop on toast.

Don't bury your failures, let them inspire you.

To the extent anybody had heard of the [Charles] Kushner name at that point, it was a very tarnished name.