Day in and day out, your tax accountant can make or lose you more money than any single person in your life, with the possible exception of your kids

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.

Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.

You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.

None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.

There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people.

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.

I don’t see any dearth of women leaders, it’s a question of what we consider a woman leader.

I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support!

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

I plan to surf more - learn the way of the wave.

If slavery, as a national evil, is to be abolished, and it be just that it be done at the national expense, the amount of the expense is not a paramount consideration.

I used to tour a little bit with Jim Carrey and help him out on his first Showtime special.

We do not take much warning of our own mortality in seeing others die, nor of our own weakness in seeing others break down: we think we feel the springs of life stronger in us.

For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity.

No one's going to watch The Bible on primetime TV.