Quotes from Jesse Itzler

You have to learn to get comfortable being uncomfortable. You have to be willing to get out of your comfort zone and push your limits.

I take a freezing cold shower to start every day, and when I can't take it any more, I count 20 Mississippi's. Then I literally walk out of the shower and say, 'Let's go.'

When I graduated college, I remember all I really wanted was to make enough money to have a swimming pool, because I love to swim, to grow my own fruit. I wanted to have a little plot where I could grow my own oranges and make enough money where I could to take two weeks off a year. I figured if I had that, it was game over.

When we first started Marquis Jet back in 2001, one of our first goals was to try to break into the Hollywood marketplace. We thought it was a good way to help build brand credibility and attract new customers by word of mouth.

As an entrepreneur, you are constantly playing in uncharted territory, and sometimes things don't work out. That doesn't mean you failed; it just means you may be off course.

Do everyday things in a new way to get the brain thinking in new ways.

Before I left for American University, my mother told me to sign up for everything I could: to take advantage of everything from on-campus lectures to sports and social events to the amazing D.C. culture.

I love diving into the unknown. That's been my M.O. ever since I was a kid.

I want to live with a monk... and the Rolling Stones.

I learn best by jumping into the unknown.

If I'm ordering power bars online, I'll order 480. Everything is times-10 in my life.

I have always lived my life outside of the box. I find it to be way more fun there.

My life is ready, fire, aim, and it is one of adventure.

I've run 350 days a year for 20-plus years, and never once have I listened to music. It's a time for me to think, listen to natural sounds, be outside.