Avon invented the concept of direct marketing and direct selling beauty. And that's still very valid to us. We'll have a firm that will be around for another 114 years as strongly as it was the first 114.

Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.

Women are clearly the major consumers in far more than just female categories. It doesn't matter whether it is purchases of cars, cosmetics, or even products for men, female consumption power is the leading consumption power in the world. Any company that overlooks the woman as the decision maker is making a huge mistake.

I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a better job.'

No one in my family had a retail or marketing background. They were professionals. They didn't understand just what I was doing by going into retailing. After I started, though, it got into my blood. I knew this was what I wanted.

I can only have dinner with my girlfriends once a month instead of once a week.

I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career.