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The sad truth about divorce rates

Unfortunately, over 50% of marriages end up in divorce, which is sad.

The value of a life partner

The best relationship a person could have is with their wife. She's the person you trust the most, have the most confidence in, and the most desire to please.

Kids and grandkids are the legacy

Marry a great gal that likes kids - because when you get my age, you don't think about the theme parks, or the golf courses, or the shopping centers you built. You think about the kids and grandkids.

Marry right and have kids, because when you get my age, it's the best thing you can have.

My biggest accomplishment is in life?

I have 66 grandchildren.

When work doesn’t feel like work

If you're doing it for yourself, it's not work. If you're doing it for someone else, it is. Since I was 19, I've never worked for anybody else - so it's really not work.

Life is common sense. Do unto others as you want them to do unto you.

Money buys experience; experience winds up with the money.

Learn from mistakes, not success

I don't ask, 'How did you get rich?' I ask, 'What did you do wrong?' so I can learn.

What the most successful people have in common

The most successful people I've known have one trait in common: humility. They simplify their lives, stay humble, and never stop listening to others.

Cash flow beats net worth!

Net worth means nothing and cash flow means everything. Everything was net worth, net worth, net worth - until you have a lot of net worth and no cash flow. That's what I learned from 2008 to 2012.

True wealth is what you give away!

I've never seen a hearse pull a U-Haul. You can't take it with you, so help others while you're here. Make an impact. I've given away over $10 million to charity because loving people is worth more than holding on to money.

Stay with what you know. Don't get in another man's game.

Who is your God?

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I know He is real because the greatest miracle in my life wasn't discovering who my biological father was - it was becoming someone different from the man I thought I came from.

Take care of your customer, and your customer will take care of you.

Never say 'I can't', always say 'I can'.

Never gave up. Gave God the glory.

Bitterness is its own poverty

Oftentimes, the brokest people I've met are the most bitter people in the world.

What did you learn about pricing?

Pricing doesn't really matter as long as it's good quality. People want quality, they're going to buy from us.

Price is only an issue when value is absent.

Confidence attracts business

If people don't want your business, that's okay. Let them go somewhere else - and they'll come back when they realize your value.

Keep going despite the doubters

People will always doubt you. They'll always say that you're not good enough to do it. Put your blinders on and keep going.

correlation between physical health and financial success?

Money, mind and soul...

Nobody's going to come save you.