I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children.

I think that the larger and more complex the business gets, I have to listen twice as much as I speak.

Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live.

When I create an image that helps someone - even just myself - find peace, then I've attained my goal.

You realize in life, not that many things matter that much, but your choice of a spouse is everything.

I don't own a blow-dryer - I don't know how to use it. Most mornings, I walk to work with my hair wet.

I spent my entire life being afraid. I was afraid of everything - height, flights - I had no idea why.

People see things in the opposite way that I do. There are places that spirit, soul and emotion reach.

So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance.

It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy or gender. It is not illegal to talk about it.

Bottom line - if you work hard, and if you believe you can, then there's nothing you can't accomplish.

I'm a very visual person, and I love opening beautiful books on art or design and looking through them.

I miss my son every day a little bit more, but I thank God every day for every second that he was here.

I wasn't available to do the right things for my son. If not for the arts, my child would've been lost.

I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.

I have no problem paying taxes. It doesn't bother me, because I want to live in a society that's happy.

I'm not a fearful person, I have no phobias of rats, snakes, spiders, nothing. I'm lucky in that sense.

Nobody is like the person I am on TV, surely, only Cruella de Vil, or the wicked witch from Snow White.

You should always stand up for what you believe and never stand down to promise or protect your career.

If being complicit is wanting to be a force for good and to make a positive impact, then I'm complicit.

Jewelry is incredibly feminine, and reflects the grace and beauty of a women's style like nothing else.

I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.

What's the problem with 'never?' It keeps you from trying. It ensures that you will fail. End of story.

It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.

Sustainability is the key to our survival on this planet and will also determine success on all levels.

For me to go to America - which I find such a positive place - well, I took to it like a duck to water.

I don't know much about football. I know what a goal is, which is surely the main thing about football.

When I was on stage with the Spice Girls, I thought people were there to see the other four and not me.

Profit, wealth creation, competition - these are not dirty words but the lifeblood of a dynamic economy.

I don't think malls are going to go away. People still need somewhere to go, but they do have to evolve.

If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.

It's like night and day... to do business, in Europe, there is no bull, they are pretty straightforward.

It makes me happy to meet other poetry fans. Especially when they recommend poets I'm not familiar with.

BlackBerrys are a wonderful tool. I'm very tenacious about keeping up with my kids, as they are with me.

I'm not a woman in the 'Den,' I'm a Dragon, we're all there to invest, it has nothing to do with gender.

If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.

Now we just really need to do the work, which we're doing, to get contraceptives out to women worldwide.

Wouldn't it be amazing if we spent as much energy investing in experiences as we do investing in things?

I didn't like the way it looked in white trousers, and I couldn't find anything to work underneath them.

It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.

I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he's been gone than they did when he was here.

You are not going to get married through technology. You are not going to buy a house through technology.

When I first started on 'Dragons' Den,' I was under pressure to buy flashy cars and boats but I resisted.

My background is that I came from a middle class family, and I think those values stay where ever you go.

I don't understand women who don't love women. I love women. I just think they are magnificent creatures.

Some people aren't satisfied that I'm a gay man in a woman's body and swear that I'm secretly a real boy.

We're building a lifelong relationship with people, and every great relationship has to be built on trust.

Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.

Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy, and make the most of where you are

Banish the words 'I can't' from your vocabulary. Remember: If 'can't' equals 'won't', 'can' equals 'will'.

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