I wanted so badly to be straight like my friends. But I couldn't change it any more than I could change having brown eyes. And I knew I would never fit into what kids thought was normal.

Set yourself up for success from the very beginning and then focus on maintaining that success.

Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom.

A mother's ability to provide for her children is not always tied to income, but rather to education.

I like to abide by the seasons and let the natural flavor in food speak for itself. I use quick cooking techniques of high heat with very little fat, such as quick saute or wok stir-frying.

My Mom always cooked healthy. Greek food lends itself to cooking healthy.

To me, money is the ability to create lifelong experiences for my family and myself, to educate my children and a way to give back to humanity.

Mindset is what separates the best from the rest.

Suddenly he knew all the things he should have said.

I never want to be satisfied. I never want to be like, 'OK, this is good enough.' I always want to get to the next level and help the team improve.

I like to be admired from afar, and then complimented up close.

...there is no evidence that casual exposure to secondhand smoke has any impact on your life expectancy.

I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.

In many cases the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary.

Holding on to things only breaks your heart.

Don't become a philosopher before you become rich.

The Chinese do make vast quantities of wine for home consumption, but you wouldn't want to drink it yourself.