I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis..

The first billion is a helluva lot harder..

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the 'ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrom….

I don't go cheap on anything, but I'm not a shopper. If I want something, I look at it, decide what it is, but it will usually be the best product. I….

When you are hunting elephants, don't get distracted chasing rabbits..

A dollar is not worth as much as you think it is. Your honesty is worth much more..

Money is to be respected one of the worst things you can do is handle another person's money without respect for how hard it was to earn..

Work hard. Come early, stay late. That's the way leadership has to approach it..

It has become cheaper to look for oil on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange than in the ground..

The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit..

To me, emails are a little bit frustrating. I think that the telephone is much preferred because you get the sound of the voice and the interest and ….

You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level..

Fundamentals make the market..

A plan without action is not a plan. It's a speech..

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is great for keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates id….

I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat..

Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P's -- pay, perks, power and prestige -- rather than making profits for shareholders..

A fool with a plan can outsmart a genius with no plan..

On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12..

Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure that they are not the same eight hours..

A Fool with a Plan is better off than a Genius without a Plan!.