I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.

When you come to a hotel room, you want it to be grand, functional and beautiful. But you don't want things that are not useful. Sometimes you go to hotels and there are all these frames and pictures of people you don't know, and you end up hiding everything in the drawer, and then housekeeping come and put it out again.

Be the Woman You Want to Be.

The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.

I was fortunate to become the woman I always wanted to be.

The iPad! What is better designed than that? I read magazines on it, I play Scrabble. I use it for everything.

The real story is that I am very free, that I've managed to be who I wanted to be without compromising.