I have gone through some bad times with my own business. At one point, I was working my socks off, driving, delivering, baking. It was hard, hard work. But I worked through it. Running your own bakery is hard. I never came close to bankruptcy, but I had to cut back on staff.
I've never had a dislike for men. I've been badly treated by some. But I've been loved greatly by some. I married a lot of them.
I would never allow anyone to give me money, no difference how badly I needed it. I wanted literally to earn my living.
Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better, sleep to wake.
I've never thought of myself in terms of an identity. I'm always baffled when I encounter someone who gives the impression about being confident about a particular defined identity.
I've met people who are baffled by children, as though they were never children themselves.
I've never changed my life since I was 4 and went to the YMCA with a gym bag. I still have that philosophy. In fact, I still have that gym bag.
In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me.
It was a strike against me that I didn't wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs.
There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!
Whenever I talk about the Bahamas and its beauty, I could never stop talking about my God, who has given us all of this beauty.
I'll never forget the modelling shoot I did in the Bahamas on a pink sand beach at Harbour Island. It felt like I'd just landed in paradise; it was so beautiful.
Lots of people think I went to prison. I never went to prison. I was in jail without bail.
A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.
I'm a conservative. I believe in the idea of freedom and liberty, but more importantly, look at my voting background. I voted against bailing out Wall Street. I voted against, never voted for, a tax increase.
I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities that I never really pursued - with some Miami teams and a few larger colleges, and then I ended up bailing and began cooking.
There were a few youthful fishing trips, but I never enjoyed the experiences, partly because I didn't like hurting the bait.
When I got a deposit on my very first cake, I took that deposit and I bought some cake mix with it. I've never taken a loan - ever. And we're doing this expansion just like everything we've done in this bakery as we've grown. If we weren't able to afford paying for something cash, we didn't buy it.
