I have always been happy to have daughters rather than sons. You never really can be mad at girls for anything in life.

Start by assuming the market is always wrong, so if you copy everybody else on Wall Street, you're doomed to do poorly.

There are basically no companies that have good slow decisions. There are only companies that have good fast decisions.

It is more satisfying to be a bad player at golf. The worse you play, the better you remember the occasional good shot.

I'm sure if Brawn GP keep plying me with champagne and putting gorgeous Virgin girls either side of me, you never know!

I personally don't believe anything is impossible. With enough determination and effort, almost everything is possible.

I never really felt secure until I was well into my 30s, because anytime I had success, I would invest in new projects.

If you're running businesses anywhere in the world, people who really do well are the people who have mental toughness.

I'm against very wealthy ­people attempting to or influencing elections. But as long as it's doable I'm going to do it.

I wish to have as my epitaph: 'Here lies a man who was wise enough to bring into his service men who knew more than he.'

Love your family. Love your country. Never stop learning... And always look back and be grateful to where you came from.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

We've got an engaging, edgy, vibrant, fun product, ... It may or may not work, but we're going to give it our best shot.

When you do well, everybody's after you, and sometimes the motives are legitimate, and sometimes it's envy and jealousy.

I think traditional supermarkets have to pay attention to the fact that America is more and more conscious of lifestyle.

Do what is right... do it with honesty and vigor. Be creative - thats important. Dont follow what other people are doing.

How exciting is it to come to work if the best you can do is trounce some other company that does roughly the same thing?

We'd love to be involved with the creation of something very special, something quite large and something quite exciting.

Give me a man with an average ability but a burning desire to succeed and I will give you a winner in exchange every time.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

You will never reach your destination if you stop & throw stones at every dog that barks...Better keep biscuits & Move on.

Free publicity and word of mouth is probably the best and cheapest form of advertising. Learn to use it to your advantage.

The important thing is that you've got a strong foundation before you start to try to save the world or help other people.

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.

If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.

Isolation means a lack of growth. I grew up in China at a time when the country was completely isolated. That era is over.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

I have had a long, long life full of troubles, but there is one curious fact about them-nine-tenths of them never happened.

When I did big things, some large corporations like the Pennsylvania Railroad Company were behind me and responsible party.

I never neglected my daughters - quite the opposite - but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them.

Don't forget I started looking at China a long time before any of those races happened. I always thought go east, not west.

America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process.

Do what is right... do it with honesty and vigor. Be creative - that's important. Don't follow what other people are doing.

Throughout Philippine history, it's the immigrants who built fortunes and, in the process, helped build Philippine economy.

The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me

All good leaders listen to their people and empower them to go away and turn any innovative ideas they have into a reality.

Clearly in the eyes of the consumer; the brand has not been diluted, but we must guard against that happening at all costs.

Believe in yourself and back yourself to come out on top. A fulfilling career is waiting for those brave enough to find it.

We're going where no one has gone before. There's no model to follow, nothing to copy. That is what makes this so exciting.

A complaint is a chance to turn a customer into a lifelong friend. I say that seriously, not as some press release baloney.

That whole concept of team and teamwork and team first - that's how Israel, in my opinion, has survived in the Middle East.

A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

I won't be threatened or intimidated by anyone and I've always been prepared to do what is necessary to defend my interests.

The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.

The assumption of perfect knowledge is very far from reality ... a lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional.

I do think there is an important artistic component in what we do. As a technology company I've tried to really stress that.

Don't think what's the cheapest way to do it or what's the fastest way to do it. Think what's the most amazing way to do it.

Anyone who makes an effort at whatever they hope to accomplish can, and will, seriously improve their chances of succeeding.

It always pays off to focus on things that will make you feel proud. Remember this during every difficult decision you face.

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