No one ever went broke by saying no too often.

When you're fired, you're rejected. It's as simple as that.

You can't buy a good reputation; you must earn it.

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.

My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don't keep score.