Product is always king.

Truth is the easiest thing to sell.

I've failed way more than I've succeeded.

As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning.

I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.

We all want the freedom to make our own decisions.

Pioneers get slaughtered, and the settlers prosper.

Strategic partners are way more important than money.

Always dress to what is accurate to who and what you are.

Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts.

Success is waking up every day and doing what you want to do

When I first got into business, I made a lot of bad decisions.

Mentors, by far, are the most important aspects of businesses.

If you aren't living your dreams then you're living your fears.

Most brands started from a strong base and kept a strong belief.

It will never be a perfect time, you can only make time perfect.

I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue.

You don't have to work for a big corporation if you don't want to.

If I invest in a CEO, I need him or her to have experience in sales.

You don’t get rich off your day job, you get rich off your homework.

A savvy entrepreneur will not always look for investment money, first.

I started FUBU in 1989 but ran out of money three times and closed it down.

I don't want to leave my kids an inheritance, I want to leave them a legacy

I do today what people won't, so I achieve tomorrow what other people can't.

You can make up your own opinion, but you can't make up your own facts, go sell.

Life is a cruel teacher. She loves to give you the test first and the lesson later.

My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it'd be my homework.

In my mind, there are too many copycat web products out there that are doing the same thing.

It takes the same energy to think small as it does to think big. So dream big and think bigger.

I'm a firm believer in utilizing celebrities because they tap into people on an emotional basis.

I look to work with businesses that know what they are doing but need larger distribution or exposure.

My mother said, "Money is a great slave but a horrible master." It was her version of a French proverb.

Every problem can be solved as long as they use common sense and apply the right research and techniques.

When you succeed you have a million people to thank, but when you fail there is only one person to blame.

As an entrepreneur, you love your business like a child, and you're taught to be laser-focused on the business.

I value an entrepreneur I can get behind and trust, because I know they are attempting to move forward in life.

The perfect breakfast is fish with grits and scrambled eggs with onions. I'm getting hungry thinking about that.

I believe the last thing I read at night will likely manifest when I'm sleeping. You become what you think about the most.

Whether people know it or not, I'm a big nature guy. I like snowboarding, I like fishing, and those are my ways to wind down.

Everyone has an idea, but it’s taking those first steps toward turning that idea into a reality that are always the toughest.

Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

Good grooming is integral, and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.

When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go out there and invent something.

I think that in the earlier days, when I was a 'wantrepreneur,' I was really doing things because I thought what I wanted was to be rich.

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.

FUBU is pretty well licensed out in China and Asia. In America it's a little more of a challenge, obviously, because it's a branded sport.

An entrepreneur must pitch a potential investor for what the company is worth as well as sell the dream on how much of a profit can be made.

I had a little delivery van, and I did work around Queens. I was also a waiter at Red Lobster, so I was working on the business in between jobs.

I already have enough apparel businesses that are either doing well or not really doing anything at all, and I'm looking to broaden my portfolio.

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