“The sports apparel industry was dominated by the big shoe companies. But there was a void in apparel and I decided to fill it.”

“It's key to become 'famous' for one thing first, and that will give you the credibility to go into other areas once your ready... which generally means a long time and a lot of perfecting!”

“I wake up in the morning and I think about one brand. I don't have enough time to wake up twice and think about two.”

“Leadership is... to make sure you never limit the idea or opportunity.”

“Every great brand is like a great story.”

“I run five miles three times a week I log everything. I look up routes when I travel. ”

“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.”

“As time and space are bent by gravity, so too is truth bent by power.”

“What a curious power words have.”

“Thinking is the hardest work anyone can do, which is probably the reason why we have so few thinkers. ”

“Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same.”

“I could not think without writing.”

“You should not think on a small scale”

“For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.”

“It doesn't sound that cool to say it, but I still get nervous for any show. But it's different degrees - playing a small basement of a club versus playing a festival like Firefly or Bonnaroo. The f...”