Like the color black, business mixed with anything turns to business.

There is a fine line between perseverance and madness.

True power is invisible and impeccable, like good taste. It is never clumsy or artless. Powerful people whisper, suggest, seduce, in order to coerce. They only use volume for effect. This is how you can tell a blowhard from a mogul. ... Most powerful people don't need to coerce; their mere presence is coercive.

Self-love knows no impediment.

It is just as important to move on in the wake of stunning success as in the wake of disaster.

Everything can be undone, including success.

What turns a work crisis into a life crisis is the infusion of dread.

In most fields of endeavor there are no easy jobs; there are only graceful ways of performing difficult ones.

The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.

The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelows thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.