I usually tell people that everything I learned about being an entrepreneur I learned by f'ing up at my first company.

Being an entrepreneur is sexy... for those who haven't done it. In reality it's gritty, tough work where you will be filled with self doubt. Entrepreneurs are survivors.

Individuals don't build great companies, teams do.

If you can't get an intro to a VC, hang up your cleats now. You're done, GAME OVER

Persistence, persistence, persistence. I'm surprised how few entrepreneurs follow up.

In a strong wind, even turkeys can fly.

Good entrepreneurs have a chip on their shoulders. They are out to prove something.

The exception does not prove the rule.

Do not imagine that the good you intend will balance the evil you perform

The distance between you and the door when you have had enough of your spouse is love.

And why have you burnt our Gods, when others are brought from other Regions by the Spaniards? Are the Gods of other Provinces more sacred than ours?

Franklin was a thin, pink person who was either a genius or, well, not one. Chances weren't.

I am trying my hardest to stay away from the horror movies just because I feel like people are thinking that's what I do, that I'm a scream queen. I'd like to stay away from that.

Warren [Beatty] did a very cool thing, where he directs in character.

More childish valorous than manly wise.

It is a good idea to 'shop around' before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence of his mechanic. Don't be shy! After all, you're paying for it.

But just as a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing, a little bit of energy, in the hands of someone hell-bent on suicide, is a very dangerous thing.

It is impossible for a man to conceal himself. In every act, word or gesture he stands revealed as he is, and not as he would have himself appear to be. From the Universe, nothing is or an be hidden.