Jerry Ormand was already a legendary Texas oilman when I met him. Yet he took the time to introduce me to the fine points of the oil business and how to survive and prosper amid the chaos of a rough-and-tumble industry.

Good lawyers win so-so lawsuits. Great lawyers can win lawsuits in which you have little or no chance to win.

Life without dreams is like a bird with a broken wing - it can't fly.

I have written and said countless times it is not what happens to you in life that makes a difference! It is how we react to what happens to us in life that creates our history and - more importantly - our future!

Life without dreams is like a bird with a broken wing - it can't fly.

The truth is, successful people are not ten times smarter than you. They don't really work ten times harder than you. So why are they successful? Because their dreams are so much bigger than yours!

Fear of failure is caused by lack of self-esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to super success.

All you need is the desire, passion, and will to fulfil your dreams!

Jim Newman, the business visionary who created the term 'comfort zone,' showed me how to expand my horizons. Thanks to Jim, after I attended one of his PACE Seminars in 1978; I moved out of my comfort zone at Bear Stearns and became a super successful oilman.

The road to success is always under construction... there are lots of pot holes but no traffic jams.

There's no seminar in the world that will give you multi million-dollar advice on building a business from scratch!

You have to have faith in people.