Debbi Fields Quotations

I've never felt like I was in the cookie business. I've always been in a feel good feeling business. My job is to sell joy. My job is to sell happiness. My job is to sell an experience.

Number one, I absolutely love making chocolate chip cookies. I mean, it's fun. It's exciting. Beyond the fact that I love making them, I love eating them.

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.

You do not have to be superhuman to do what you believe in.

If you're going to be at a job environment, you should love it. You shouldn't do it just for money. You should do it because you love it. And the money comes naturally.

Good enough never is has become the motto of this company.

I get very excited when I wake up in the morning and I am just full of oxygen. I say that purposefully. I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything. Truly, I get high on oxygen, and once I graduate from that, what really fulfills me is doing what I love. That, to me, is absolutely priceless.

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.

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.

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.

I feel like any time I'm doing what I love, my big pay-off is watching somebody else be the receiver.

I love to nurture, I love to help people. I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor.

I use my experience, my failures, my successes, and help people stay focused.

My role is to coach, encourage, inspire, motivate, and help people.

I love having fun! Why not?

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.

If that's what everybody else is doing, that is not what I'm going to do!

The easiest thing any of us can do is give up. It doesn't matter how many no's you go through.

No is an unacceptable answer. I'm allergic to no.

We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share.

When somebody says, "You can't," I say, "Why not?"

I believe the only limitations are the ones that we accept.

There are people out there who want to say yes. That gave me confidence to keep asking.

I get very excited when I wake up in the morning and I am just full of oxygen.

We knew we loved making cookies and every time we did, we made people happy. That was our business plan.

Because what nobody ever understood is that I, too, wanted to be a somebody. But how do you go through life wanting to be a someone and not knowing how?

You know, Mrs. Fields was never a business. It was a part of me...and I never separated, oh, well, business from personal because to me they all blended together.

I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything.

If you think you can, then you’re half way there. If you say, ‘I can’t,’ then you’re defeated.

Remember, the greatest failure is not to try.

Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.

Truly, I get high on oxygen, and once I graduate from that, what really fulfills me is doing what I love. That, to me, is absolutely priceless.

Too many people have a wonderful dream and just talk about it rather than do something about it.

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.

I love being in the moment. I love my family. I love chocolate. I love baking.

The principle was right there - you couldn't miss it. The more we did for our customers, the more they did for us.

Be great at what you do, and don't ever settle for mediocrity or else you will always wonder how great you could have been.

There is always competition. Whatever you do, there will be competition, and you have to decide how you’re going to play. For me, I had to be the very best. I had to be the very best. Because, if I was not the very best, I would end up being number two.

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.

Being good enough never is.

A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make.

Don't stop at the first no. You have to be a risk taker. If there weren't room for creativity, the patent office would close down.

I love making people smile. I get so much energy through interacting and feeling like I've made a difference, a small difference.

I had always been taught that life was the other way around -- that you had to make sure you got what was coming to you . . .

The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance...

What really fueled me, and maybe infuriated me, is that nobody believed in me. Nobody. I don't even think I believe in myself.

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.

You have to have passion when you're finding a recipe for a career. If you love what you are doing, you'll never work a day in your life.

The most important thing is for you to believe in what you are doing.

Small business in America is what fuels the American economy. We need more small business to assist us in creating a great nation and in creating more jobs. It's this frontier that is endless in terms of opportunity and potential.

Don't ever lose sight of your dreams. And, more importantly, reach for the stars.

The greatest failure is not to try. Had I listened to all the people during the course of my life who said, "You can't. You'll fail. It won't work. You don't have...," I wouldn't be here today.

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.

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.

Good enough never is. Set your standards so high that even the flaws are considered excellent.

It's never too late - not now, not ever - for you to pursue your passion.

I really do believe that there's no such thing as coincidence. People come into our lives for a reason.

When you're taking care of the customer, you can never do too much. And there is no wrong way... if it comes from the heart.

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.

The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.

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.

The principle was right there - you couldn't miss it. The more you did for your customers, the more they did for us.

You know, Mrs. Fields was never a business. It was a part of me. It was an extension of me... I was never 9-to-5. And I never separated, oh, well, business from personal because to me they all blended together.