The key to successful investing is to have a strong understanding of the fundamentals, a disciplined approach, a clear understanding of the market, a long-term perspective, a clear understanding of the risks and rewards, and a strong understanding of the market psychology.

Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

The thing we fear we bring to pass.

I was a truck driver in LA, going to City College, and I tried to sign up for a class in ceramics, but it was full. So I signed up for architecture. It was an accident.