I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average brain surgeon.