Round numbers beg to be negotiated, usually by counteroffer round numbers. Odd numbers sound harder, firmer, less negotiable.

All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.

Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.

In our business, the windows of opportunity open and close with dazzling rapidity...I constantly have to remind people to seize the moment.

People don't plan to fail. They fail to plan.

If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success.

If new ideas are the lifeblood of any thriving organisation-and, trust me, they are-managers must learn to revere, not merely tolerate, the people who come up with those ideas.

If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.

Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.

The best people know that there are two phases in every crisis: the one where you manage it and the other where you learn from it. To succeed you have to do both

I am not a prisoner to be locked up in people's ideologies, I am not a criminal to be locked up in your mind, I am a free spirit and I make no apologies for it

Life is the greatest gift. As long as I live, I can only be grateful.

Turns out faerie-proofing a person required a length of chain that one could find in any hardware store...

Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.

I've told the same story twelve different ways, but I think that's just part of what writers do. Once may not be enough.

From 'Embracing the Wide Sky', I went to the States, to Canada and to different parts of Europe as well. I gave interviews in several languages.

The mystery of that damn virus has been generated by the $2 billion a year they spend on it.

I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.

The 'Krishi Mantralaya' will now be known as 'Krishi Kalyan Mantralaya'

It's amazing as women how many excuses we make when a guy doesn't call or text. It's unbelievable.