Estee Lauder

First comes the shy wish. Then you must have the heart to have the dream. Then, you work, and work.

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

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

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

Business is there if you go after it.

Most good ideas sparkle in simplicity, so much so that everyone wonders why no one ever did that before.

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now.

If you are going to dream, dream big.

Feeling is more important than thought.

Maybe I shouldn’t have these dreams and aspirations. Maybe I should have given up on life ten years ago and stopped fighting for my truth.

Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That’s success.

Management works in the system; Leadership works on the system.

Those who lose visualize the penalties of failure. Those who win visualize the rewards of success.

Life is change; growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Private victories precede public victories. You can’t invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

Vision remains vision until you focus, do the work, and bring it down to earth where it will do some good.

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.

Think BIG! You are going to be thinking anyway, so think BIG!

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream.