I’ve noticed that women who pursue recognition rather than attention have a different relationship with aging. They’re not dropping tens of thousands of dollars on plastic surgery. When they have to choose between looking older – or looking odd – they’ll go with older. Justine Musk Read Quote
As a girlchild in the early-to-mid 1980s, I wasn’t expected to like math. So I stopped liking math. As a young woman, I wasn’t expected to have high self-esteem. Justine Musk Read Quote
I don’t think it’s that difficult to distinguish between people with narcissistic disorders and people with high self-esteem. Justine Musk Read Quote
When we dare to hope for a certain outcome and take action after action toward that outcome, we’re dealing with nothing less than the spirit of creativity itself. Justine Musk Read Quote
I’ve learned to separate my fears from my intuition and, at times, to follow my intuition through the fear. Justine Musk Read Quote
People who become ‘elite’ at what they do aren’t striving to be ‘elite’ just to join some special club. They take great joy and satisfaction in the pursuit of mastery, and they compete against themselves, not others. Justine Musk Read Quote
The world doesn’t throw a billion dollars at a person because the person wants it or works so hard they feel they deserve it. Justine Musk Read Quote
Extreme success results from an extreme personality and comes at the cost of many other things. Justine Musk Read Quote
I had turned into a trophy wife – and I sucked at it. I wasn’t detail-oriented enough to maintain a perfect house or be a perfect hostess. I could no longer hide my boredom when the men talked and the women smiled and listened. I wasn’t interested in Botox or makeup or reducing the appearance of the scars from my C-sections. Justine Musk Read Quote