I have always acted on this principle: I would rather lose money than trust.

Decent business management is the most profitable approach in the long run, and business morality need not be as impoverished as it is often portrayed.

I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. I have built my own factory on my own ground.

-- Madam C. J. Walker

Success is not sustainable if it is defined by how big you become or by how much money you accumulate. Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.

-- Howard Schultz

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

-- Oprah Winfrey

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.

-- Niels Bohr

Mathematics is written for mathematicians.

-- Nicolaus Copernicus