“The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.”

I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.

Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.

Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.

I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.

When you’re a big money earner and your husband isn’t, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or ‘Mrs. Higgins.

I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.

The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.

The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.

That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.

My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.

My best successes came on the heels of failures.

If you want to be noticed, dress the part.

Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.

I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.

If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!

All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.

Surrender is not the best way to live; it is the only way to live. Nothing else works.

In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.

I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.

You’ve ruined me in all the best ways.

The best job a man could have would be a chef. They’d understand the long hours I work and the drive and ambition it takes to succeed.

If you listen to your soul you will know what is “best” for you, because what is best for you is what is true for you.

I’ve always shopped on the sale rack, and I’ve always been the girl flipping through the hangers trying to find the best deal.

The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety.