Risk More Than Others Think Safe.

I Believe Life Is A Series Of Near Misses. A Lot Of What We Ascribe To Luck Is Not Luck At All. It's Seizing The Day And Accepting Responsibility For Your Future. It's Seeing What Other People Don't See And Pursuing That Vision.

In Life, You Can Blame A Lot Of People And You Can Wallow In Self-pity Or You Can Pick Yourself Up And Say Listen, I Have To Be Responsible For Myself.

My Father Had A Series Of Blue-collar Jobs And Never Made More Than $20,000 A Year. When I Was Seven, He Got Injured On A Job. That Was A Very Important Point - Because Of The Injury, He Couldn't Walk, And The Company He Was Working For Did Not Pay Him. There Was No Compensation. So There Was No Money And No Food.

It's One Thing To Dream, But When The Moment Is Right, You've Got To Be Willing To Leave What's Familiar And Go Out To Find Your Own Sound.

It's Ironic That Retailers And Restaurants Live Or Die On Customer Service, Yet Their Employees Have Some Of The Lowest Pay And Worst Benefits Of Any Industry. That's One Reason So Many Retail Experiences Are Mediocre For The Public.