We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame and no one else to accept the accolades.
The whole enchilada, kid.
Yesterday is not ours to recover but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.
Elizabeth lay face-down on the massage table, and allowed Marco to relieve the stress of the business day with firm and knowing fingers. Success, she decided, was often a matter of knowing when to relax.
The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.
Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make to them; a man may live long, yet get little from life. Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will – Montaigne, Essays.
In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work.
My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life.
Life always gets harder towards the summit – the cold increases, responsibility increases.
Priceless things matter not for their value, but because they offer us an enduring reminder of stability and permanence.