When I got my statement in January, I was worth $2.2 billion. Then I got another statement in August that said I was worth $3.2 billion. So I figure it's only nine months' earnings, who cares?

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.

There's nothing wrong with being fired.

If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.

You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.

To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.

My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.

I'm no genius. I'm not at all; I just happen to look five or 10 years ahead and think things through.

It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.

Don't compare yourself with someone else's version of happy or thin. Accepting yourself burns the most calories.

I think I really produce my best work in Iran.

When I teach seminars, I tell people, Your stuff has to look like something thats out there, because otherwise nobody will take a chance on you.

I believe that in years to come, historians will see the beginning of the 21st century as the ‘golden age’ of real estate.

I live by the motto, 'To whom much is given, much is required.' I know that people are counting on me. That's why I have to keep working hard.

In a few days, I will have them all guillotined in Paris.

Present fear is never as bad as later regret.

It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements.

Young lovers see a vision of the world redeemed by love. That is the truest thing they ever see, for without it life is death.