“The main cause of poverty or financial struggle is fear and ignorance, not the economy or the government or the rich.”

French fries kill more people than guns and sharks, yet nobody’s afraid of French fries.

Once a person stops searching for information and self-knowledge, ignorance sets in.

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

You have to be smart. The easy days are over.

Don’t be so bitter about a bad experience from your past that you miss the opportunities in front of you.

Those who have safe and secure jobs pay more taxes than those who own the business that provides the jobs.

No one achieves great things by following the crowd. Have a spine. Strike your own path.

Learn how to learn, then learn what to learn.

The ability to sell is the number one skill in business. If you cannot sell, don’t bother thinking about becoming a business owner.

The problem with tomorrow is that I have never seen a tomorrow. Tomorrow does not exist. Tomorrow only exist in the mind of dreamers and losers.

The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left.

You cannot be all things to all people. Be unique. Be different. Give to others what you want yourself. And do what you were made to do.

In most cases, when people make more money, they get deeper in debt. This is why money alone does not make you rich.

Be worried if no one is criticizing you. Your job in life is to ignore the 33% who will never like you and do your best to convince the 33% who don’t care either way to join the 33% who love you.

If you want a solid future, you need to create it. You can take charge of your future only when you take control of your income source. You need your own business.

There are people who are not wealthy because they want to be comfortable.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The Russians feared Ike. They didn’t fear me.

Don’t fear it. That pull between your heart and mind. It is trying to teach you. It is learning your language.

It takes a brave man to be a coward in the Red Army.

I am learning that most of my fear of others is my own judgment of myself.

I don’t fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.’

Your body ebbs, flows, ripples, and glows like water. Don’t fear changing tides.

Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others. The irony is that while sleep sometimes brings nightmares, it’s the reality of my waking hours that can cause me the greater fear.