A student of life considers the world a classroom.

You're as old as you behave.

Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.

There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.

Your past is not your potential.

There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale.

There is a place in the world for anyone in the world who says, I'll take care of it.

Don't water your weeds.

Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory.

When you're fired, you're rejected. It's as simple as that.

If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World!

You do not get what you want. You get what you negotiate.

Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense.

One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.

Minds are like parachutes-not much good unless they are open.

Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.

Don't equate activity with efficiency.

When you kill a little time, you may be murdering opportunity.

You'll always get the good news; it's how fast you get the bad news that counts.

The life of a startup is full of ups and downs, an emotional roller coaster ride that you can't quite imagine if you've spent your whole career in a corporation.