Debbi Fields Quotes
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I'm not a "what if." I want to just do it, try it, give it my all, and if it's not meant to be, I can accept that. But I had to do it.
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I love being in the moment. I love my family. I love chocolate. I love baking.
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I use my experience, my failures, my successes, and help people stay focused.
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The trick is that you can't find the hidden treasure until you start digging. Often enough, if you take the leap and do something, something will happen. Probably not what you thought, but something.
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If youre going to be at a job environment, you should love it. You shouldnt do it just for money. You should do it because you love it. And the money comes naturally.
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What really fueled me, and maybe infuriated me, is that nobody believed in me. Nobody. I don't even think I believe in myself.
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The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.
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I really do believe that there's no such thing as coincidence. People come into our lives for a reason.
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I believe the only limitations are the ones that we accept. I know that there is, in theory, a glass ceiling. But I don't believe that it's a solid wall. I'm going through it. Nothing's stopping me. Yes, there are these preconceived notions; yes, we have challenges. Let's accept them, let's not be afraid of them, let's break through them.
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The easiest thing any of us can do is give up. It doesn't matter how many no's you go through.
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When somebody says, "You can't," I say, "Why not?"
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It's never too late - not now, not ever - for you to pursue your passion.
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Remember, the greatest failure is not to try.
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What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best - which I believed then and believe now is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.
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Being good enough never is.
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Never give up. The bankers and financial people did not take me seriously initially. Everyone thought I would fail. My attitude was that 'No' is an unacceptable answer when it comes to financing.
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The principle was right there - you couldn't miss it. The more we did for our customers, the more they did for us.
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We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share. You want to look inside your heart and your soul, and you want to tap into the one thing you love to do. Develop it. Share it. Nurture it. You were meant to have that gift.
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We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share.
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I love to nurture, I love to help people. I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor.
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I feel like any time I'm doing what I love, my big pay-off is watching somebody else be the receiver.
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We knew we loved making cookies and every time we did, we made people happy. That was our business plan.
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And, more importantly, reach for the stars. And realize that it is never too late – not now, not ever – for you to pursue your passion, your pursuit of perfection. And most importantly, your perseverance for making it happen.
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The most important thing is for you to believe in what you are doing.
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I use nothing but the best ingredients. My cookies are always baked fresh. I price cookies so that you cannot make them at home for any less. And I still give cookies away.
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I get very excited when I wake up in the morning and I am just full of oxygen.
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All I need as payment is a smile. That just really pushes me forward so that I'm always capturing the next opportunity to develop myself.
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What really fueled me, and maybe infuriated me, is that nobody believed in me. Nobody. I don't even think I believe in myself. Part of what I was trying to do was to make the decision to go into business and find the guts to see it through. I was told that when I went in to see the bankers that I was supposed to be very muted, that I was supposed to blend in, that I was supposed to have the typical drab suit on.
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I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor. When you're starting out, especially as an entrepreneur, you really don't know what you're doing. You go out there and you try so many things. The key in the process, to me, is that you keep trying and you never give up.
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I believe the only limitations are the ones that we accept.
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