Commodities such as gold and silver have a world market that transcends national borders, politics, religions, and race. A person may not like someone else's religion, but he'll accept his gold.
The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.
As a young kid, I really wanted to be rich.
I worked for Xerox for 4 years and after that I knew I was never going to be a corporate person. It wasn't my environment.
Although I don't like the way the Chinese do business, I continue to do business in China. I have to. They're the next world power.
I would say raising capital is one of the weakest things for most entrepreneurs.