I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!

Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business.

If people aren't calling you crazy, you aren't thinking big enough.

Let them shoot us in the head, My blood will grow rootsand will blossom.

Can trust be trusted?

Prisons don't rehabilitate they don't punish they don't protect so what the hell do they do?

I could design an $800 shoe line it's easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It's easier than making great shoes for $90.

What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.

I never write in the daytime. It's like running through the shopping mall with your clothes off. Everybody can see you. At night ... that's when you pull the tricks ... magic.

When I'm asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven't the foggiest

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Pictorial art is relating tones to create beauty - like chords of music - not the faithful copying of the model.