“I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.”

Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.

I never quit until I get what I want.

Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.

There seems to be no limit to which some men will go to avoid the labor of thinking. Thinking is hard work.

Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.

Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can’t afford to lose.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking.

Continued innovation is the best way to beat the competition.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

I start where the last man left off.

I am 67, but I’m not too old to make a fresh start.

Each time you fail, you have eliminated another wrong option.

What the world thinks of me is none of my business.

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

I mind my business. Thats my peace of mind.

True entrepreneurship comes only from risk-taking.

I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.

There was a lot of pressure on me when I signed ‘Dilwale,’ and though it did not do as well in India, overseas the business was crazy despite competition from another film.

I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

You are the only boss you have. And I want you to be the most demanding boss that you can be. If you really want to make a success of this business, then you must put yourself on a schedule.