I learned to embrace risk, as long as it was well thought out and, in a worst-case scenario, I'd still land on my feet.

Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.

Contemporary art challenges us.. it broadens our horizons. It asks us to think beyond the limits of conventional wisdom.

If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.

The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of - and then meet it.

Who you spend your life with-much more so than how you choose to spend it-is the most important decision you can make. Do it right. That's the best advice I can give you.

For businesses to be successful, they need to constantly ask the question: how can we provide value to our customers? At the end of the day, that is what matters.

Research – and using what you learn from it to analyze every situation – is what separates being unreasonable from being irrational.

Art evokes emotion. It doesn't have to be a thing of beauty.

I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center.

If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and... page after page of work rules and thicker and thicker contracts.

My father liked me, when I wasna being an idiot. And he loved me, too -- enough to beat the daylights out of me when I was being an idiot. Jamie Fraser

The deception of the world's ways is a prison till you find the key that will set you free

People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.

It's a compulsive need to wreck everything. You might notice there's a pattern of stripping down and building back up again throughout my life. But I guess that's how some of us conduct our lives.

The first time I saw a picture of Elvis - I was in a state of shock, because I couldn't believe that a human being could be so beautiful.

I don't fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans.

New Yorkers are nice about giving you street directions; in fact, they seem quite proud of knowing where they are themselves.

My desk, most loyal friend thank you. You've been with me on every road I've taken. My scar and my protection.

The manager cannot share his power with division superintendent or foreman or workman, but he can give them opportunities for developing their power.

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.