“How many things have to happen to you before something occurs to you?”

“It's not how many times you fall. And it's not how many times you get back up. It's about how much money you have to pay people to admit that the whole incident didn't even occur to begin with.”

“At certain junctures in the course of existence, unique moments occur when everyone and everything, even the most distant stars, combine to bring about something that could not have happened before and will never happen again. Few people know how to take advantage of these critical moments, unfortunately, and they often pass unnoticed. When someone does recognize them, however, great things happen in the world.”

“Wealth (among the Dagara) is determined not by how many things you have, but by how many people you have around you.”

“Don't measure your wealth by how many things you have. Measure your wealth by how many things you have that you wouldn't take money for.”

“...I started to realize how many great things could happen by confronting the things that scare you most.”