If you want to get to the top, there’s always the risk that it will isolate you from other people. - Patrick Bet-David

The person who really has the leverage is the person who needs the deal the least.

Your vision must align with who you want to be. Your choices must align with your vision. Your effort must align with the size of your vision. Your behavior must align with your values and principles.

Wealth and success are not waiting for most of us at the top of anyone else’s ladder. A richer life — financially, emotionally, intellectually — is possible only when you take responsibility for your own success.