When you think about people, you give them power.
Forcing me to figure out how to provide for myself was probably one of the best things my parents ever did for me.
My philosophy is that you sell things for more than you bought them.
Knowing when to speak up and when to shut up will get you very far not only in business, but in life.
In a now famous commencement speech at Stanford University, Steve Jobs urged the graduating class to “stay hungry. Stay foolish.” Never let go of your appetite to go after new ideas, new experiences, and new adventures. Compete with yourself, not with others. Judge yourself on what is your personal best and you’ll accomplish more than you could ever have imagined. Life stops for no one, so keep moving. Stay awake and stay alive.
Confidence is more attractive than anything you could put on your body.
She gets what she wants because she works for it.
Life is short. Don’t be lazy.
Surround yourself with people who are engaged, honest, and confident enough on their own quest to support you on yours. There is no time for losers.
It’s just recognizing the fact that we control our thoughts and our thoughts control our lives. This is an extremely simple, totally straightforward concept, but for a lot of people, it’s so alien that it might as well be magic.
Learn how to take care of yourself so that the man you marry is the man you choose to be with and not just the man who will take care of you.
One dream is never enough, and your dream can be molded and finessed along the way to become relevant and successful.
When I do things because I want to do them, and not because I have to, I can accomplish a lot.
Being mean won’t make you cool, being rich won’t make you cool, and having the right clothes, while it may help, won’t make you cool. It’s cool to be kind. It’s cool to be weird. It’s cool to be honest and to be secure with yourself. Cool is the girl at a party who strikes up a conversation with you when she notices you don’t seem to know many people there.
If something’s not working out, but you keep hammering at it in the exact same way, go after something else for a while. That’s not giving up, that’s just letting the universe have its way.
When you approach everything as if it’s a big, fun experiment, then it’s not that big of a deal if things don’t work out. If the plan changes, that can be even better.
It sounds incredibly platitudinal, but no one will ever be able to love you if you don’t love yourself. What’s beautiful about it is that if you love yourself enough you don’t need the validation from anyone else.
He said that he felt like he’d “gotten off at the wrong stop,” as if there’s a bus traveling through space and time that randomly opens its doors and drops souls off to live through whatever time they’re assigned. I don’t believe we’re all fit for the time we’re assigned. It’s a weird world we live in, and until time travel exists we’ve all got to make the most of where we land.
Focus on the positive things in your life and you’ll be shocked at how many more positive things start happening. But before you start to think you just got lucky, remember that it’s magic, and you made it yourself.
When I put on makeup, I’m not doing it to pander to antiquated patriarchal ideals of feminine beauty. I’m doing it because it makes mr feel good.