I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're only taking in 15 percent of GDP, I mean, that - that - when a country needs more income, they should get it from the people that have it.

I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip recession at all. I see our businesses coming back almost across the board.

I think that both parties should declare the debt limit as a political weapon of mass destruction which can't be used. I mean, it is silly to have a country that has 237 years building up its reputation and then have people threaten to tear it down because they're not getting some other matter.

I would say the most satisfying thing actually is watching my three children each pick up on their own interests and work many more hours per week than most people that have jobs at trying to intelligently give away that money in fields that they particularly care about.

Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.

Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.

Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.

Doing something unimportant well does not make it important.

Lack of time is lack of priorities. 

Focus on impact, not approval. 

The most important actions are never comfortable.

No hurry, no pause. 

I want to measure twice, and cut once; therefore, the vast majority of my important work is deciding what to work on. 

I’m building a snowball the size of continents. The catch: it sometimes moves at a glacial pace. Big things take time, but that’s OK – almost nothing can stop a glacier from moving once it reaches critical mass.

My definition of luxury has changed over time. Now, it’s not about owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.

Emergencies are seldom that.

Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.

There is just less competition for bigger goals.

Too much, too many, and too often of what you want becomes what you don’t want.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

Success can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations we are willing to have, and by the number of uncomfortable actions we are willing to take.

The question you should be asking isn’t, “What do I want?” or “What are my goals?” but “What would excite me?”

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

You are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn’t making you stronger, they’re making you weaker.

Focus on being productive instead of busy.

There has never been a better time for testing the uncommon.

Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

Don’t suffer fools or you’ll become one.

Keep it simple. Complicated answers are rarely the right answers.

10x results don’t always require 10x effort.

Remember, boredom is the enemy, not some abstract “failure”.

Competition makes you better.

I’m in it for the long haul; the adventure continues.

Everyone struggles. Take solace in that.

If you don’t have time, you don’t have priorities.

Focus, get the critical few done, and get out.

Take it easy, ya azizi.

Simple works, complex fails.

To have more quality and less clutter.

Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses.

Just because it’s labeled “impossible” doesn’t make it even remotely impossible.

I’ve seen the promised land, and there is good news. You can have it all.

Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!

The worst that could happen wasn’t crashing and burning, it was accepting terminal boredom as a tolerable status quo.

Instead of thinking of the repercussions of an action, you should also be asking yourself, ‘what are the costs of inaction?’

Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.

Even a small amount of non-reactive planning and reflection will completely separate you from everyone else, because you are avoiding the impulse and social pressure to multitask.

It is possible to become world-class, enter the top 5% of performers in the world, in almost any subject within 6-12 months, or even 6-12 weeks.