David Geffen

[In 1990 on the president of MCA calling and saying ‘We’re going to make you the biggest offer this company has ever made, and I’m going to send it to you by messenger right now.’] It’s 1990. Send me a fax.

I have no talent except for being able to enjoy and recognize it in others.

There has always been a tremendous obsession with television and movie stars, and with the people involved with the business.

I just asked her to support me in this one thing. It’s not a big lie. She should have understood that I was just trying to sell the song to America’s premier songstress.

There are so few great talents, it’s always a discovery when you find the one.

From the day I arrived, California seemed like an enchanted land.

I’m constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don’t train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business.

Think Big and make it happen.

Fear is the great extinguisher of dreams… Conversely, it can be your best mentor and source of motivation.

Flops are a part of life’s menu and I’ve never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.

Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson. And the best people give you memories.

The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.

All great things begin with a vision … a dream.

Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.

You’re a fighter. Look at everything you’ve overcome. Don’t give up now.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.

Stay confident even when something bad happens. It is just a bump in the road. It will pass.

We will either find a way or make one.

Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.