If you think you can, then you’re half way there. If you say, ‘I can’t,’ then you’re defeated.

What really fueled me, and maybe infuriated me, is that nobody believed in me. Nobody. I don't even think I believe in myself. Part of what I was trying to do was to make the decision to go into business and find the guts to see it through. I was told that when I went in to see the bankers that I was supposed to be very muted, that I was supposed to blend in, that I was supposed to have the typical drab suit on.

The principle was right there - you couldn't miss it. The more we did for our customers, the more they did for us.

I really do believe that there's no such thing as coincidence. People come into our lives for a reason.

Number one, I absolutely love making chocolate chip cookies. I mean, it's fun. It's exciting. Beyond the fact that I love making them, I love eating them.

The most important thing is for you to believe in what you are doing.

No is an unacceptable answer. I'm allergic to no.