“Some people have a lot of time, but no money--It's because they don't work hard enough.Some people have a lot of money, but no time--It's because they don't work smart enough.The most successful people have both.”

“You don't necessarily have to write to be a poet. Some people work in gas stations and they're poets. I don't call myself a poet, because I don't like the word. I'm a trapeze artist.”

“A lot of people don't have much food on their table. But they got a lot of forks 'n knives. And they got to cut somethin'.”

“Some people think they are worth a lot of money just because they have it.”

“You know, you don't have to have money to be a successful businessperson. You don't need a college degree. You just need a lot of common sense backed up by a willingness to work hard.”

“I also have a hammock I spend a lot of time in - mostly just because hammocks are awesome and people don't have to explain why they have them.”

“Our culture places a premium on work, not on relationships. Think about it. When we meet someone, our first question is not so what kind of positive impact are you having on the people around you?" No, it 's " what do you do for a living"? It's not "how are you investing in others?" Instead even if unspoken, it's "how much money do you make?" Our identity lies in jobs, titles, incomes,not in our connections to people.”