“If you want to raise your standard of living, raise your standard of giving”

“The biggest threat to American power in the long run is the persistent decline in its middle class standard of living today.”

“The only thing that is or should be equal in the creation of wealthis the opportunity to participate. Everything else is naturally and rightfullydependent on personal and often exclusively inherent advantagesand disadvantages. The imagined outcomes and side benefits areimpossible to guarantee. The shared human experience should havetaught us, by any objective standard, that making a mirage your focuswill undermine your chances of finding gold.”

“Don't wait for miracles. Your whole life is a miracle. Live it up and dare to leave an impact. There is no rehearsal.”

“Chase your dreams but always know the road that will lead you home again.”

“If riding the bus or the subway doesn't incentivize you to improve your station in life, nothing will.”

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