I've had a best-practices reputation in this industry for a long time. I don't know anything about those other apps, because in the bar space, there really are none.

I don’t embrace excuses. I embrace solutions.

Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to talk about the 20 times I miss swinging the bat, I’m okay with that.

If you had a dime for every excuse you made, I wouldn't have to be here right now.

If you're not passionate, you achieve mediocrity

Your ‘brand’ is what your customers think of you, not what you think of you.

When I get angry, it's with purpose. My purpose is to solve a problem. And I never lose sight of that.

The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who wants you to be successful.

When I talk to idiots, I get loud!

Fixing bars is easy. Fixing people is tough.

I'm very involved in all of my social media activities. I'm not an actor. I play myself, and I take that very seriously.

The king is a saint and cannot rule, and his son is a devil and should not.

Anxiety is the price tag on human freedom

It"s easier to believe there's a monster under the bed if you've spent the last six months arguing with a monster.

Guilt is about something you do. Shame is about who you are.

Fear not; the things that you are afraid of are quite likely to happen to you, but they are nothing to be afraid of.

Those readiest to criticise are often least able to appreciate.

It takes courage for people to listen to their own goodness and act on it.

When kids come up to me and say. 'I want to be like you,' it fires me up. It's pretty cool.

I speak of the old Japan, because out of the ashes of the old Japan there has risen a new Japan.

A short story is like a kiss in the dark.