Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt. It's a trap for the rest of your life because the laws are designed so that you can't get out of it. If a business, say, gets in too much debt, it can declare bankruptcy, but individuals can almost never be relieved of student debt through bankruptcy.

I recall an 18-year-old girl named Rachel in Zambia who was given a grant to start a business of her choosing. She decided to breed goats so she could sell the meat and the milk, and donate the kids to orphan children. She herself was an orphan, stepping into young adulthood with no resources, and it was her first opportunity to earn her own money.

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.

It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.

A shady business never yields a sunny life.

Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.

The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind ahead even more than teamwork.

If it doesn't sell, it isn't creative.

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.

Politics is a messy business, but campaigning prepares you for governing. It prepares you to get hit, stand strong, and, if necessary, hit back.

Money is available from investors as long as you have a great business model and a talented leader.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

In this business, you gotta hustle.

Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts.

Carpe per diem - seize the check.

I just wanted to be a businessman, and to me, the best way to understand business was to be an accountant.

A consultant is someone who saves his client almost enough to pay his fee.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

It's safe to say headphones is a good business.

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.

Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.

The business of feeding people is the most amazing business in the world.

A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.

An advertising agency is 85 percent confusion and 15 percent commission.

The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.

The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment.

The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'

My vision is to build an e-commerce ecosystem that allows consumers and businesses to do all aspects of business online.

An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.

It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people's business.

Appreciate everything your associates do for the business.

I just make it my business to get along with people so I can have fun. It's that simple.

Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers.

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit.

What helps people, helps business.

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.

Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.

There is a quiet about the life of a farmer, and the hope of a serene old age, that no other business or profession can promise.

Being an entrepreneur is more than a matter of simply starting a business.

I view real estate as the most intriguing opportunity that I've seen in my business lifetime.

If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

Interior design is a business of trust.