We didn't know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent.

I wasn't a financial pro, and I paid the price.

Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.

I thought the Barbie doll would always be successful.

The doll had an adult shaped body, the thing that I had been trying to describe for years, and our guys said it couldn't be done.

It's the degree of success and the length of time that is amazing.

Television speeded everything up.

They were using the dolls to project their dreams of their own futures as adult women.

Sooner or later, the future always circles back to the past.

Reading is a beautiful prayer for knowledge.

Those who try may not fail

More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent.

It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.

Flower and thorn are in the same stem.

Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn.

The beginning is the most important part, especially when dealing with anything young and tender.

We call ourselves a "capacity building" organization; self-motivated and self-initiated capacity building. For example, in 30 years, I don't think I have signed a check for the company.

Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.