"Too many people believe that they have to wait until they are wealthy to follow their passion, when in fact, it will be their passion that will make them wealthy."

"Having a purpose puts you in control of your destiny."

"Spending all your money before you have a business model, makes about as much sense as drinking all your water before you hike across a desert so that you won’t have to carry the canteen."

"Next time you get lost in thought, pay attention to where you went for therein lies your inner passion."

"A stable middle class is the backbone of a free society and entrepreneurs are the true job creators that power our world."

"Spatial reality will be as vital to the success of a two-person startup as it is to the largest multinational conglomerate."

"Failure is a frequent stop on the road to success."

"You cannot live forever, but what you create and build in your lifetime can."

"Immortality is making a difference with the time we have."

"The third of the twelve truths in this book is that you must accept that fear is good."

"If your job isn’t fulfilling, why are you so afraid of losing it?"

"Be thankful you have problems because they are the key to your salvation."

"Most people are more afraid of the unknown than death."

"Instead of fearing what could go wrong. Fear what happens if you never try."

"Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will."

"The first truth you must accept for Future Proofing You is that nothing can be achieved without a growth mindset."

"Too many people’s careers are ruined by praise instead of propelled by criticism."

"You will win every race as long as you are the only runner on the track."

"The antidote for self-pity and negative thinking is gratitude."

"Self-perception is more important than any other factor in predicting success."

"Obstacles, not products, are the source of creating wealth."

"The best time to launch your new company was a year ago; the second-best time is now."

"Unfortunately, growing up with a zero-sum perspective is like a horse wearing blinders – it limits the field of view for opportunity."

"School was designed to get you to fall in line and get a job in someone else’s company."

"Most of your life you have been told to get the safe and steady job by people who had given up on their dreams years before you came along."

"Attitude is something each one of us can learn to enhance and control."

"No democracy can survive without a thriving middle class and entrepreneurs are our job creators."

"No leader got there by following another's path. Better to walk alone than follow a crowd going in the wrong direction."

"Are you truly living life or just paying bills until you die?"

"Wealth that can last generations can now be attained in the shortest time ever in history."

"Our world is fundamentally different from the one we were taught about in school."

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves."

"A free and open Internet is a despot's worst enemy."

"Crowdsourcing is the ultimate disruptor, because in a most Zenlike fashion, the content is controlled by all and none at the sme time."

"Your future -our world's future- is far more malleable and controllable than most people realize."

"No obstacle is so big that one person with determination can't make a difference."

"There are two reasons most people don’t attain wealth: they didn’t think they were smart enough to get rich and they were never taught how to create wealth."

"You have the power to change the world and your only fear should be wasting the opportunity while you have the time to wield it."

"Billions of dollars in research knowledge lie dormant at universities waiting for the right disruptor to come along and create a business."

"The harder I work, the luckier I get."

"Every threat to the status quo is an opportunity in disguise."

"Those who recognize the inevitability of changes stand to benefit the most."

"Success doesn't teach as many lessons as failure does."

"Data is the most rational and productive member of any startup team. Data may disappoint, but it never lies."