An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance.
It is very, very hard to do that ballroom dancing and I am going to be nowhere near it. Now if you have a hot dog eating contest, call me.
Product is always king.
When looking at trends I always ask myself basic and timeless questions about business, and the one I seem to always come back to is, 'How is this different than anything else in the marketplace?'
I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.
I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue.
Pioneers get slaughtered, and the settlers prosper.
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
We're not very accepting of people who act strangely.
The sun doesn't determine the brightness of the day, you do.
I've thought many times, 'I can't write this,' but on my own little planet I found the courage to write it because it was true. I put aside fear of Father being angry with me. It's hard though; the world pales in comparison with the stature of a parent. In some small-consolation way, my parents feel I'm helping people by giving them something to identify with. They feel proud in a sort of reverse way. My mom's proud of the fact that lots of kids look up to me.