“It takes nothing to stay in poverty, but everything to break free from it.”

“To dream of success is to set a goal of where you want to be; to wake up, take action, and achieve it is what true success is all about.”

“Don’t look so worried. Most successful missions are just a series of barely averted disasters.”

“At the end, someone or something always gives up. It is either you give up and quit or the obstacle or failure gives up and makes way for your success to come through.”

“What do you mean I have to wait for someone’s approval?  I’m someone.  I approve.  So I give myself permission to move forward with my full support!”

“Never run from the enemy, tackle them”

“You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.”

“You don’t have to get a job that makes others feel comfortable about what they perceive as your success. You don’t have to explain what your plan to do with your life. You don’t have to justify your education by demonstrating its financial rewards. You don’t have to maintain an impeccable credit score. Anyone who expects you to do any of those things has no sense of history of economics or science or the arts.”

“Sure it could get rough sometimes, but life wasn’t a Hollywood movie. Shit happened. You fought, you screamed, and somehow you worked like hell to get out the other side still intact.”

“The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.”

“Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else–that’s how you’ll get ahead.”

“You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”