Good enough never is.

Don’t stop at the first no. You have to be a risk taker. If there weren’t room for creativity, the patent office would close down.

The principle was right there – you couldn’t miss it. The more we did for our customers, the more they did for us.

What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best – which I believed then and believe now is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.

Small business in America is what fuels the American economy. We need more small business to assist us in creating a great nation and in creating more jobs. It’s this frontier that is endless in terms of opportunity and potential.

Never give up. The bankers and financial people did not take me seriously initially. Everyone thought I would fail. My attitude was that ‘No’ is an unacceptable answer when it comes to financing.

Number one, I absolutely love making chocolate chip cookies. I mean, it’s fun. It’s exciting. Beyond the fact that I love making them, I love eating them.

I’ve never felt like I was in the cookie business. I’ve always been in a feel good feeling business. My job is to sell joy. My job is to sell happiness. My job is to sell an experience.

It’s never too late – not now, not ever – for you to pursue your passion.

Be great at what you do, and don’t ever settle for mediocrity or else you will always wonder how great you could have been.