One of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal themes-the values, the ideas, styles, colors that are the touchstones of one's own individual life, its real texture and substance.
Gloria VanderbiltRead
I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another woman's success.
Interpretation
A woman's achievements can create opportunities for other women.
This quote emphasizes the idea that success is not a limited resource but rather a shared experience, particularly among women. When one woman finds success, it can inspire and pave the way for others, fostering a supportive community that uplifts each other in their pursuits.
In practice
Highlighting the achievements of successful women at a conference.
One of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal themes-the values, the ideas, styles, colors that are the touchstones of one's own individual life, its real texture and substance.
I do take very good care of myself, and I'm always in love. And by that I mean I have an appetite for life. I'm in love with beauty and things and people and love and being in love, and those things I think, on the inside, show on the outside.
The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you
When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you.
You can get ahead in the world. But you will have to work, you will have to want tremendously to accomplish something, and then be willing to pay the price. Are you willing?
The same way that I know that I'll never do a movie as good or as celebrated as 'Forrest Gump,' I know that I'll never do a movie as bad as 'Bonfire of the Vanities.'
I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic.
Most years, if you were to ask me how much I make, the genuine answer is that I have no clue. I usually find out the answer to that question once a year, at tax time, when my accountant tells me.
It occurred to me that building a company was the best way to align a group of people towards building something great. And its really... it's a good organizational structure where you can really reward people. If they're building something that's good, you can you work with partners and reward them if the product that you're developing work well. It's a good way to get the best people involved to build something very good.
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