We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

The human mind is designed to seek out and find evidence that confirms what it already believes.

A rich man's body is like a premium cotton pillow, white and soft and blank. Ours are different. My father's spine was a knotted rope, and the skin on his chest was so thin that you could see the ribs pressing out against it.

Sometimes you have to be knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand back up taller than you ever were.

The most sustainable resource is human ingenuity.