"The game in beauty is changing so much, if your product isn't high tech or can't make a unique performance claim - plump your lips, reduce your lines, look glossy, and stay on for 24 hours - you can't go to market today. I'm not just talking about a $20 lipstick, but a $5 lipstick!"

"If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding."

"Avon invented the concept of direct marketing and direct selling beauty. And that's still very valid to us. We'll have a firm that will be around for another 114 years as strongly as it was the first 114."

"Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top."

"As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority."

"We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens."

"Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow."

"I would probably be a teacher if I weren't a comedian."