I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with an English literature degree and travelled for a year before going to work.

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.

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

When one flower blooms spring awakens everywhere

It is through solitude that you can convert your time into something of value.

If you ingest too much sodium, you turn green.

I'm thinking the reason I've been so quiet all those years is only because Brian wasn't around yet for me to tell everything to.

Let me pass, I have to follow them, I am their leader.

I've never written songs about relationships. I've written songs about how I feel. The songs are more about me, than another person. That's the way I like to look at it.

You must purge yourself of all thoughts of self-importance, and all inclination to judge either yourself or others. You must go to power with humility and deep respect.

It's the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.

You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you more miserable and get a good take.

sometimes, how a situation is perceived carries more weight than the reality of the matter.