“ Being ready isn't enough you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change. Pat Riley
“ To have some idea what it's like, stand in the outside lane of a motorway, get your mate to drive his car at you at 95 mph and wait until he's 12 yards away, before you decide which way to jump. Geoffrey Boycott
“ Female rappers get it the hardest. You have to be a girl, yet you have to be just as hard as the guys. I think some female rappers get scared out of the business before they can make it. Nicki Minaj
“ If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them. Jane Fonda
“ The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give. Howard Cosell
“ Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again. Lev Grossman
“ The frightening thought that what you draw may become a building makes for reasoned lines. Saul Steinberg
“ Take the high road. No matter how much strife, and consternation, frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level. Tim Gunn
“ You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do. Norman Douglas
“ There's been so much corruption and so much cronyism in the taxi industry and so much regulatory capture, that if you ask for permission upfront for something that's already legal, you'll never get it… Travis Kalanick
“ If we don't preserve the natural resources, you aren't going to have a sustainable society. This is not something for Chez Panisse and the elite of San Francisco. It's for everyone. Alice Waters
“ It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely. Nancy Reagan
“ I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out. Celia Cruz
“ Sometimes you just need to raise your voice. And sometimes a little anger is necessary, to be honest. Corey Hawkins
“ I used to buy scented poetry books on tour and read aloud to the band. Not what you'd expect, huh? Suzi Quatro
“ There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen. Jim Lovell
“ It's important to maintain an attractive smile as you age. A lighter, less beige, more white tooth color is key, but no Chiclets. Evelyn Lauder
