Only twice I let people talk me out of good ideas.

Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.

There is no recipe for success - it is as unique as you are

In order to stay relevant, you have to stay open to new trends and keep educating yourself. You have to keep evolving.

Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.

There's no right time to have kids and no perfect formula. The good news is there isn't a wrong way, either.

Point out the problems, as long as you have a solution. I don't like critics who aren't doers themselves.

Never forget that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression - with investors, with customers, with PR, and with marketing.

As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out of bed.

My personal ambition remains the same - to be creative, to be modern, to stay one step ahead, to enjoy life.

Im an accidental entrepreneur.

Fiction gives us empathy: It puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gift of seeing through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.

I write the sacred words from wondering.

A visionary company is one which is seen growing in a consistent pattern by being goal oriented driven by a vision and a mission

My generation must have despair. - Leonard Bernstein Ch 40/Dog Water Free, A Memoir

Our Blacks Are Better Than Their's

The news of any politician's death should be listed under Public Improvements.

Our best problem-solving resource is peace. Solutions arise easily and naturally out of a peaceful state.

When you turn on your radio, you don't always want to hear about someone shootin' some person. Even if that's the lifestyle they live, people don't always want to hear it.

All I've been trying to do all my life is to make great music.

The guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists.