Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your "not to do" list. Post the list where you'll see it.

I've seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.

My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.

The worst that could happen is I lose my company and go back to being a waitress. I don't think money's a great aspiration for a lot of people that succeed. They they have other motivations that turn them on. And money was not one of mine.

I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you're quoted in the 'Wall Street Journal,' the 'New York Times,' constantly as the expert in the business people assume you're a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.

I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.

In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.