Wolfgang Puck Quotes

I define leadership as: Emotionally, you own your business. You own it with passion. And you either have or you don't have an economic investment. But when you have all three of those, you are the boss from Day One, and you care every single day more than anyone.

A lot of the projects I've been involved with have been my babies, and I'm not going to give my baby to anyone else.

I sometimes compare starting a business to having a child. You have a moment of profound inspiration, followed by months of thankless hard work and waking up in the middle of the night.

I'm a good dad and a fair husband, and I work quite a bit.

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.

When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.

I'd make a good friend, not mother. I'm too selfish. I think a lot of mothers are selfish and they end up having children, but I don't want to put some small tiny person through that.

What I always say is, 'Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it.'

I often say that it's only people who have their skin in the business who'll work towards its success.

I paid my dues; I certainly did.

Ships are like children: they need individual attention.

When you start a company, you become really emotionally involved in it.

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

I believe that one of the things I've tried to do is work hard and take the business very seriously.

I always knew I wanted to have children. When I met my husband, Rande, I thought, 'This is the guy.' When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

It's like a garden: Whatever you water the most will do the best. At some point, you decide whether you'll water your career or your relationship more.

Like anyone, you could love someone, and it doesn't mean that you're equipped or you were taught or have the patience or the love or the wherewithal to be a good parent. One has nothing to do with the other.

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

You'll read things and say, this is a really good project and it's probably going to be a hit, but I can see 20 other people playing that part. You have to have some sense of ownership to do a good job and be married to it for ever.

The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father.

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

I'm a hands-on dad. I love my kids more than anything. It's very important to me. I'd give myself a 10 out of 10 for being a dad.

Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.

I was never overexposed and work never became a chore. I was a very good girl wanting to do a good job.

Having children is life-changing, to state the obvious. It's a gigantic shift in your life and I welcomed it.