“In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.” — Jeff Raikes Quote

“In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.”

“Lawyers don't run sales forces.”

“There's a lot of good that's done for society in building businesses, but it's also great to be involved in those things where you can be connected to the community, to the world, and think about how you can use what you're creating, both in terms of your personal skills as well as your products or services to do good things for others.”

“I like to know the places I write about. I feel like it helps me ground the novel. My novels are 'realistic novels,' but they can also be fantastical, so it's nice to have a setting that grounds them a little bit.”

“I learned the mechanics of how to fly a plane, but I never lifted a plane off the ground.”

“As anyone knows who has ever had to set up a military encampment or build a village from the ground up, occupations pose staggering logistical problems.”