"In 35 years, I have seen that what the conventional, professional, and accepted stuff delivers scarcely greater return-on-assets than prime rate, and in fact, often destroys the both the private dream and the public good of independent businesses."
“What distinguishes the successful entrepreneur from other people is precisely the fact that he does not let himself be guided by what was and is, but arranges his affairs on the ground of his opinion about the future."
“Reasonable men adapt to their environment; unreasonable men try to adapt the environment to themselves. Thus all progress is the result of efforts by unreasonable men.”
“Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally.”
“Independence doesn't mean isolation, but it means the relative freedom from the influence of others.”