“I was looking at the Trump hits on me, I have to confess, all of which made me laugh. And I thought, you know, he never goes after guys` looks. He only does the looks thing with women. And then I found this one. "Lawrence will soon be off TV, bad ratings, he has a face made for radio." So, he has gone after, at least one guy, on looks.” GuyLaughing Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“I never had any urge or desire to do like a big spectacular movie with thousands and thousands of extras. I'd rather watch paint drying. But put me in a room with three people having a hard time, like a character situation, and then you're into a really intense portraiture kind of concept.” PeopleKindCharacterDesireSituationPaintIntenseExtrasHard TimesHaving A Hard Time Author:Mike Figgis
“One of the things I've probably absorbed when I was in business school - and didn't know I was learning it - was about life cycles, that things begin, and they peak, and then they decline. So whether you look at life cycles of fashion, or you look at life cycles of things that people buy, designs, everything is in a life cycle. Getting out of the apparel businesses and into beauty and lingerie, those were very big bets, but they were very deliberately thought about and tested over time.” PeopleSchoolFashionDesign Author:Les Wexner
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” HardMotivationalSuccessIndividualWorkSuccessfulTalentHard WorkEncouragementTablesIndividualitySaltTeenageWork EthicRoad To SuccessRecipe For SuccessBest WorkLiving OnCheaperHustleHard Work Pays OffGreat TalentWorking LifeHardwork And DeterminationHard Work SuccessHard Work Comes SuccessInspired To WorkInspirational Hard WorkReal TalentGrain Of SaltHard Work And SuccessSuccessful IndividualsValue Of Hard WorkFamous Hard WorkingPerseverance And Hard WorkGreat Work EthicIndividual TalentWorking For A LivingIndividual WorkWorking A LotEncouragement For FriendsWork Hard Play HardIndividual SuccessMonday Morning MotivationalAmazing TalentAmazing WorkTalent And Hard Work Book:Danse Macabre Source: Danse Macabre
“The notion of Victoria should be a ladies' paradise. If men like Victoria's Secret, that's kind of a bonus, but in my imagination they should feel uncomfortable when they're in the store, if there's no mahogany paneling, there's nothing that's welcoming. This is a ladies' paradise. And that thinking goes into the design of the store, the fitting rooms, the fabric, the display. It's all from the lady's point of view. It has nothing to do with men.” ThinkingMenKindImaginationSecretDesignPoint Of ViewWelcomeUncomfortableMy ImaginationFitting Author:Les Wexner
“I think success is about purpose. People ask about success at different points in your life. As I look back, I think people that are successful feel good about what they are doing, and they can look back at what they've done and they feel good about it. People sometimes ask about success and they say, "What's your legacy?" and I say, "I think it's really a dumb question." I think the question is: What am I doing now? Do I feel good about myself? Am I proud of myself? Whatever purpose there is in life, I think success is about purpose. It's not about material things.” PeopleThinkingDifferentSometimesDonePurposeSuccessfulProudFeel GoodDumbLegacyMaterial ThingsI Feel Good Author:Les Wexner
“I was very lucky to find a career which let me travel, sourcing stores in other countries, just the opportunities of the career in design and finance and all the things that make retailing - my career - interesting to me. That's why I started looking at community responsibility. I felt I should give of myself.” GivingCountryOpportunityCommunityInterestingResponsibilityDesignLuckyLet MeFinance Author:Les Wexner
“My favorite leader is George Washington. Because he came from very modest circumstances. He wasn't the son of a plantation owner. He was the son of a farmer. He had no formal education, very frustrated. He started writing a diary when he was in his teens, and he wrote things like, "When I grow up, I want to be respected. When I grow up, I want to be successful. When I grow up, I want to know things." What I find fascinating about Washington is he wanted to make something of himself.” WritingLeaderGrowing UpSuccessfulSonCircumstancesMy FavoriteBeing SuccessfulFarmersFrustratedModest Author:Les Wexner
“I think finding the way in life is the hardest part. At every stage of life, every trial, every success, you know, you're going into some kind of fog. There isn't a plan that suddenly reveals itself, and you go, "Ta-da! Now I understand."” ThinkingKind Author:Les Wexner
“I was single for most of my life. The best thing that happened to me is my wife. I've got four kids. All of them go to Harvard. Much better than their dad. They're really bright kids.” KidsWifeDadMy Wife Author:Les Wexner