Migration is the story of my life: my parents and grandparents journeyed across four continents to flee war and find jobs, eventually finding their way to the U.S.

Handouts are not going to end global poverty, but work - real work - just might.

Talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not.

The greatest challenge of the next 50 years, I believe, will be to create dignified work for everyone... not through handouts and charity, but through market forces.

Don’t underestimate the ripple effect of what you do. These kinds of actionshave toppled empires.

You can use principles of the free market to drive social change.

The best way to end poverty is to simply give people work, which isn't considered 'sexy' among donors who want to fund a preschool or cure a disease.

True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.

IF YOU WALK THROUGH THE FIRE I’LL COME TO THEE. As Bob walked past he wondered how many gods that piece of advice might apply to.

Never be defined by what has happened to you in the past, it was just a life lesson, not a life sentence. ~ Donald Pillai

No one can make us feel anything. We always have the authority over how we choose to feel about something. Never give anyone that much power over yourself.

A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions.

To be more successful, learn to distinguish between the truly unimportant and the truly important. Eventually you will be considered not only a genius, but a messiah as well.

Good soldiers are defined by what they can endure, not by what they can inflict.

It's important to realize that the images are everywhere, not just where you want or expect them to be.

I always have humour in my action movies. I think characters that make jokes under fire are more real. It somehow helps put you in their shoes.

We know it's being referred to as the robot boxing movie [Real Steel], but truth is, 70% of the movie is the relationships.

The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever.