In the end, raising money is basically a matter of going out there and asking. There are no shortcuts.

When things are easy, I hate it.

Optimism is true moral courage.

I have often marveled at the thin line which separates success from failure.

If you're a leader, a fellow that other fellows look to, you've got to keep going.

Difficulties are just things to overcome after all.

By endurance we conquer.

Feminine force is that inner strength, that power, that will to face down any negative circumstances in life and defeat them.

Everyone wants a hug and kiss. It translates into any language.

Cash is cold comfort under these circumstances. But make no mistake about it; It is some comfort.

Failure may be just a step toward your eventual goal.

In our family, being powerful means you never, ever apologize for being a woman.

My appearance is talking and I like what it is saying.

Reality is the only place you can deal from. If you're still worrying about the way things should be, you haven't even approached the starting line

You're never too young or too old to make your own kind of mark in your own kind of time. You're never the wrong age to release the power within you to create the life you deserve.

Nine times out of ten you take the first step in creating your own universe by picking up the phone.

To create the life you deserve, you have to go after it. The universe that you inhabit flows from you - you don't flow from it.

Success is the process of not accepting failure.

The difference between a calculated risk and rolling the dice can be expressed in one word: homework.