Estee Lauder

Business is there if you go after it.

I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.

I am a visceral person by nature. I act on instinct, quickly, without pondering possible disaster and without indulging in deep introspection.

When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.

Risk-taking is the cornerstone of empires.

People do make their luck by daring to follow their instincts, taking risks and embracing every possibility.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

That, you have to leave your comfort zone.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles.

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.

Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other. It embraces judgment, discernment, comprehension. It is a gestalt or oneness, and integrated wholeness.

Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

I’ve seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage – leverage being borrowed money. You really don’t need leverage in this world much. If you’re smart, you’re going to make a lot of money without borrowing.

Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.

Each businessperson must find a style, that voice that grows clearer and louder with each success and failure. Observing your own and your competitors’ successes and failures makes your inner business voice more sure and vivid.

Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.

Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.