“All of us, try to eliminate risk from our lives. The sad thing about risk is that when you eliminate risk you also eliminate the future.”

“Wealth creation is not a business suited to those whose skill setconsists of voting “present.” It requires decision making, risk taking,hard information, discipline, insight, and intelligence.”

“Getting to the future is always held up by those trying to protect the past.”

“Why spend your life trying to fit in, when you are born to stand out?”

“When someone talks about their problems, it doesn't just mean they're complaining, it means they trust you enough to tell you.”

“Don't promise when you're happy, Don't reply when you're angry, and don't decide when you're sad.”

“We are on the edge of economic collapse unless we wake up andforcibly take back control of our government and economy. Over thepast 100 years, the game has been rigged, slowly and piecemeal atfirst, always in the name of serving the greater good, preventing thenext bubble or providing greater transparency and security. It is as ifthe American people are suffering from battered spouse syndrome; thepoliticians, the greedy bankers, and the Fed all lie to us while theysteal our wealth and our liberty. Every time we call them on it, theypromise to never do it again if we’ll just give them one more chance.So we let it slide and then act shocked when they do it to us again.Maybe we should have our collective head examined.”