The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force. – Andre Maurois
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record. – Andre Maurois
People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel. – Andre Maurois
A happy marriage is a long conversation that always seems too short. – Andre Maurois
I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When youre quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, constantly as the expert in the business people assume youre a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image. – Barbara Corcoran