“The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there. You don’t necessarily need to have an Ivy League education or to have millions of dollars startup money. It can be done with an idea, hard work and determination.”

My wife and I work out together almost every day. It’s just a great way to spend time together. We’re going to run a marathon together later this year, and that’s one more goal that we’ll accomplish as husband and wife.

Nobody would be left to round out the workforce and execute the business plan.

And within the world that you’ve created, the physics of that world have to remain constant; they can’t be amorphous and changing.

Because of the fact that we’ve been through so much, we’re going to appreciate every step of being parents. I think we’re going to savor it and cherish it and we’re going to be the best parents we can be.

A lot of entrepreneurs let ego get in the way. You’ve got to be the conductor. You can’t play all the instruments yourself. You have to get others to work together.

It is up to us not to bury that potential we have.

Chicago is seriously my favorite city in the country. People have roots here, which is nice. When you go to Los Angeles, no one is actually from Los Angeles.

It’s more and more difficult to get through to your audience with all of the clutter. This is a great way for Ace to get [its] message out.

When you lose your hair, it has an impact on confidence and your overall self-esteem whether it affects your career or your love life.

I had a very good job in corporate America, but I quickly knew that was not how I was wired.

I’d wear flip-flops and jeans. I guess that’s not cool.

This was our last stop. This was it. We had those two embryos that we had banked prior to learning about the breast cancer, and with the medicine she was on, this was our last effort. The prayers were answered.

To the new ‘Apprentice’ candidates I would say to follow your gut instincts, be yourself and get ready to work hard for the next few months. Oh, and try to have some fun!

I was into real estate. I was always an entrepreneur.

The [book of the bible] Song Of Songs is an amazing erotic love poem that the church has tried very hard not to notice.

You need a long hard day’s work to reveal the logic of the craving for very bad tv and alcohol.

It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.

A humorist tells himself every morning, “I hope it’s going to be a rough day.” When things are going well, it’s much harder to make the right jokes.

So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.

I like pubs too, but it’s hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to.

It is not hard to feel like an outsider. I think we have all felt like that at one time or another.

It’s hard not to be excited when you’re going to find a way to land on the moon.