Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting.

The secret to success: find something you love to do so much, you can’t wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again.

Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.

Baby steps count, as long as you are going forward. You add them all up, and one day you look back and you'll be surprised at where you might get to.

It's okay to fail; it's not okay to quit.

Find something that you love. Something that gets you so excited you can't wait to get out of bed in the morning. Forget about money. Be happy.

Don't ever let someone tell you you can't do something.

There is no plan B for passion

The world is your oyster. It's up to you to find the pearls.

If you want something, go get it. Period.

The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.

Women! They think it so romantic to break the rules. But what are we if we don't hold to tradition, am I right?" ~Darian

In a word, growth and improvement can come through pain and conflict.

Without triers there would never be any successors

My private life became public.

We made a decision that monetary policy will be made by an independent European Central Bank.

In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.

The eternal feminine doth draw us upward. [Ger., Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan.]

The investing public understands that you need to do things to position yourself.

I'm sure. But it doesn't work with me. for one thing, you won't look me in the eye. As for the other...I don't know. I can just tell.

I was a late bloomer. I was a kinda shy little kid, definitely a child of the dark side. I wanted to play guitar and be in a rock band.