"As we develop and get quicker with technology in America, it's like we're downgrading if you look at the investment in education... that's the thing that worries me."

"I remember when I was 11, I told my mom, 'One day I'm going to buy you a house.' And she said, 'Boy, don't you be making promises you can't keep.' I was like: 'No, Ma, it's not a promise. I'm going to buy you a house one day.'"

"Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more."

"Eisenhower warned us about the military-industrial complex and the damage it could do to society."

"Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want - and their kids pay for it."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"each generation wastes a little more of the future with greed and lust for riches"

"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."