The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.
You will attract to yourself people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life, whether you wish it or not.
You will never be greater than the thoughts that dominate your mind
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.
The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.
My mum Mary was always a bright, confident and fiercely independent lady.
My career is media. One can turn on the TV or look at a magazine and see me.
When I was very little, say five or six, I became aware of the fact that people wrote books. Before that, I thought that God wrote books. I thought a book was a manifestation of nature, like a tree. When my mother explained it, I kept after her: What are you saying? What do you mean? I couldn't believe it. It was astonishing. It was like--here's the man who makes all the trees. Then I wanted to be a writer, because, I suppose, it seemed the closest thing to being God.