Businesswomen from the United States

"Sundance is weird. The movies are weird—you actually have to think about them when you watch them."

"I just want to say that um, I'm just really, really shocked at like how nice our world is because it's just so nice. Like oh my God! Like, the other day, like I was sitting there and I saw these magazines and they said I was pregnant, and like, it's so true. Like America, believe everything you read. Because, like, you're smart and I'm stupid. Like for real. Come on y'all."

"Eat it, lick it, snort it, fuck it!"

"I look back and think I'm a smart person! What the hell was I thinking?"

"Carlson: Give me the chronology of the kiss. How did you decide to kiss Madonna? Spears: Well, actually, in rehearsals, it wasn't something that was like, "Y'know, This is what we're gonna do. Y'know." It was just kinda like we play around a little bit and, um, she said during—before the performance, "Let's just feel it out and see what happens." So I didn't know it was gonna be that long and everything, but it was cool."

"I think I'm still clean living, you know? That's something, when I—I don't go home and have orgies or anything like that. I'm still the same person that I've always been. So…."

"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that, you know, and, um, be faithful in what happens."

"About shocking. You know I feel comfortable in my skin. I think it's an okay thing to express yourself."

"Everyone now, they look back and they're like, "What happened to your sweet image that you used to be?" And I'm like, then when you came out you thought I was too provocative. It's like you can never win. No matter what you do, at the end of the day you can't please everybody, you know. I'm not here to please..."

"I think honestly if you can wait until you're married I think you should definitely do that, because it's so much more sacred. That you don't go around sleeping with people. But I mean, I really thought I was going to be with him for the rest of my life, I did."

"The only person I do worry about, that I want to be a good person for, I think is my responsibility, is my sister. I'm going to be cool for you, okay. I like, I need to, I like being by myself right now. I think it's good for me."

"I'm very, very blessed. But my safety, my privacy, and my respect are three things that I feel like are trying to be taken away from me right now. As a mother I have to speak up and say something. I have to speak up."

"I think with anybody who's doing well in the public eye or whatever, there's always gonna be a shift because people don't wanna see somebody happy all the time. And they're gonna try to take shots at people."

"That driving incident, I did it with my dad. I'd sit on his lap and I drive. We're country."

"Oh, I've wept. Yeah, I've definitely wept just with the world, you know, how judgmental they are. You know what, I know I'm a good mom."

"There will be a "Oops 100." They'll be plenty more oopses. I'm not perfect. I'm human."

"You have babies at home. And you have a life. And if you don't, you have to realize that we're people and that we just need privacy and we need our respect. And those are things that you have to have as a human being."

"There's always a way. Where there's a will there is a way. You have to believe."

"I'm so blessed with my baby. And I want the most normal life possible for him. And I'll manage, I will create that."

"Saying 'no' is so heartbreaking."

"My loneliness is killing me (and I) I must confess, I still Believe (still believe) When I'm not with you I lose my mind Give me a sign! Hit me Baby One More Time!"

"Sometimes I run Sometimes I hide Sometimes I'm Scared Of You"

"Oops!...I did it again I played with your heart got lost in the game Oh baby baby I did this to you please forgive baby"

"With a taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic, I'm slipping under With a taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic"

"Every time I try To fly, I fall. Without my wings, I feel so small."

"Someday I will understand In God's whole plan And what He's done to me Oh, but maybe Someday I will breathe And I'll finally see I'll see it all in my baby"

"If I said my heart was beating loud If we could escape the crowd somehow If I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me? 'Cause you feel like paradise, and I need a vacation tonight So, if I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?"

"I can't take it, take it, take no more Never felt like, felt like this before Come on, get me, get me on the floor DJ, what you, what you waiting for? Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh"

"See the sunlight, we ain't stoppin' Keep on dancin' 'til the world ends If you feel it, let it happen Keep on dancin' 'til the world ends Keep on dancin' 'til the world ends Keep on dancin' 'til the world ends"

"Every day The sun comes up again A little hope begins"

"Yes, I've done Britney Spears, but don't blame me, okay? I make her up and she just takes everything off and does her own thing."

"Her song is called "Gimme More" for a reason: because all you people want is more, more, more, more, more! Leave her alone! You're lucky she even performed for you bastards! Leave Britney alone! Please!"

"Every time I look at that girl on television, I admire her, not because she's a celebrity—I don't admire her celebreality—I admire her because she's a child of God and doesn't know it. I'm talkin' 'bout Britney Spears. It breaks my heart. Anna Nicole, it broke my heart. You know, I knew what she was doing, I didn't like what she was doing, but I know she's a child of God, and I see people all the time, who have so much that don't know they have, so much beauty, inner beauty, and so much going for them that they don't know they're goin', but the Devil will take everything from you if you don't know who you are in Christ."

"Watching Britney Spears the other night [on the MTV Video Music Awards] was like watching a public execution. How could the people at MTV, the people around her, not know this girl was fucked up? People came in expecting a train wreck, and they got more than they bargained for."

"Britney’s been doing it since she was like 13. It's kind of fair that she had a little bit of a meltdown. I mean, she's been through a lot. I think she's gonna be alright now. She's an intelligent girl."

"In the summer of 2021, the world was shocked to learn that Britney Spears had been forcibly inserted with a contraceptive IUD as part of her legal conservatorship, and that her father had control not only of her finances, but her performance schedule, access to her children, and ability to visit with her boyfriend. These are just some of the rights that are routinely stripped from people with mental illnesses and disabilities, and for those who lack the public visibility and privilege of someone like Spears, there is almost no recourse."

"I don't think you can ever count somebody like her out. Because she may appear one way, but she's very clever."

"I'm never going to stop making music. I couldn't."

"[I've] written all original music [for the forthcoming Spanish-language CD], as was [1993's] "Mi tierra" -- years back. It's very organic. It's really down to the roots. I'm in love with that record. It's very rhythmic. It's a very passionate record, and I'm thrilled. It should come out next [2007] summer. And a single probably early on in the summer. The album probably will be [out] around September [2007]."

"Oh, that's a good question because what I would consider essential may be different than what my record company and the fans might have in mind. But when you do a retrospective of 20 years like this (album) and realize that you had so many hit singles, it's really an honor. There's a couple of songs that I wrote, one is called "Along Came You" for my daughter Emily; and the other, "Nayib's Song (I Am Here for Your) for my son. Both are in the 'slow disc.' I put them in even if they were not singles or hits because for me my being a mother is an essential part of who I am.""

"Well, if you compare my album even as late as two years ago, I think as a writer I am much more at the forefront. I wrote all the lyrics and lots of the music on that album. It shows humor of the writer side of me. But I have evolved since then."

"Who is Gloria Estefan today? I'm very fulfilled as a woman. I've been able to have a wonderful family life, a fantastic career. I have a lot of good friends around me. My family has been my grounding point, and rooted me deeply to the earth. . . I'm very happy. I've done everything I ever wanted to do. The key to me was -- I told my husband when we were in our 20s -- I'm going to work really hard, so one day I won't have to work so hard. And to me what that was, was having choices. And I do have choices now -- and I have take full advantage of that. It's important for me now to be here for my little girl [Emily, age 12]. My son is full grown -- and I know have quickly that goes. So, I'm balancing being a mother -- which to me is the most important role I have on this earth -- and still being creative, writing -- which is what I love to do. So, I've been able to branch out into not just writing songs like you have heard through the years -- but writing children's books, writing a screenplay. But at my core that's what I am: a writer. And that's what I enjoy doing behind the scenes: writing the songs for albums, recording it. And that's why you have seen me take more of a back seat to being the center of attention, and being out on tour and doing that kind of thing. I've stepped up a lot of my charity work. This year, the five concerts I did were all for charity: different ones and my own foundation. So, that's becoming a bigger and bigger part of my life -- as I wanted it to be. And [I keep] just growing and evolving."

"Ever since I was a little girl, I felt that I wanted to be of service here on the earth: I felt that was my job somehow. And whatever I was going to do, I was going to find a way to do that. And so, as I got a larger audience -- a broader audience worldwide, and more and more people were listening to me -- it became important for me to share that thought. And the song "Get on Your Feet" -- which I didn't write, it was written actually by my guitar player, bass player and keyboardist . . . They knew how I felt. [They knew] what my thoughts were . . . So although it was written before my accident, it was thrown back at me so many times . . . But that really is my motto. I look always forward. I look ahead. And that's why I chose to record that song, because I really loved the message. Then "Coming Out of the Dark," which came on the heals of that accident and my rehab, and the incredible love that I felt from everyone worldwide that helped me through that difficult moment when I broke my back in 1990, is a big thank you to my fans -- and an expression of how ultimately we are here for each other to help one another. And the strength of prayer . . . That's why I say I know the love that saved me, you're sharing with me. We do have the power to save one another . . . And I wanted to thank everyone for being there for me."

"The most beautiful thing about music is that it transcends most anything."

"I was a straight-A student, baby!"

"There is still a Castro in [Cuba]. And I think the status quo will not change until [Fidel] moves to the great beyond. [However,] Raul Castro [recently installed as president of Cuba] is a more open-minded guy [than Fidel]. [Raul] lives a more capitalistic lifestyle. And he has been somewhat more open with the press and allowing the students to speak up. But the reality is that he won't do much until Fidel is gone."

"The music is one of the beautiful things that has survived the Castro regime. I have played for audiences all over the world but I've never played for a Cuban audience. For [husband] Emilio and me, the music is the one tie to our homeland."

"My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Temple's double -- she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned how to play guitar. I used to play songs from the '20s, '30s and '40s in the kitchen for my grandmother. After my dad was a prisoner in Cuba for two years, we moved to Texas, where I was the only Hispanic in the class. I remember hearing "Ferry Cross the Mersey," by Gerry and the Pacemakers, and thinking, "that had bongos and maracas -- that was really a bolero." And the Beatles song, "Till There was You" . . . also Latin. I wrote poetry, which got me into lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John pulled me into pop. I started singing with a band -- just for fun -- when I 17. And pretty soon, I was thinking I could sing pop in English as well as Spanish. And as you know, we did that and we broke through. But we waited until 1993 to release "Mi Tierra" -- we wanted my fans to be ready for the traditional Cuban music. And then we kept adding: more Cuban influences, more Latin America. And, underneath it all, African drums and rhythm. The concept of "90 Millas" starts with the songs of the '40s. We invited 25 masters of Latin music -- giants on the cutting edge of creativity, musicians who pushed it out to the world, young Cuban artists and Puerto Ricans who are huge -- so we could blend cultures and generations. So it is like coming home, but not exactly to the old Cuba."

"I'm singing the hardest song [the national anthem] you could possibly sing at this hour of the morning [8 a.m.]. [I came from Cuba] when I was sixteen months old, although I didn't become a citizen until I was actually about 9 or 10 years old [1966-67]. I had to leave the country to become a citizen, because we had to go to Canada -- and I'll never forget that trip as long as I live. But it was very important for me then, and for them [new citizens] today, What more special day can you have: July 4th in the American Mecca. It doesn't get better than that for them. Well, I'll tell you this -- and I can base it on my own feelings. The beauty of this country is that you can become a citizen of this wonderful nation, and still keep who you are: your culture, your lifestyle. It's a melting pot that allows you not to melt if you don't want to. And it's a wonderful place. I love this country. I really admire it: its ideals, the freedom, the things it stands for. As an immigrant that came from a country that doesn't have those freedoms and still doesn't have them -- which is Cuba -- it's much more special to me: To be able to live here and to be able to have the life that I do in this country."

"All of us know the true meaning of freedom. Some of us appreciate it more than those who have been here for many generations."

"The most beautiful things in this country have the flavor of other places. Chinese food. Pizza came from the Italians, but it's an American experience. French fries. There's always some other cultures involved. You don't have to be a hyphenated American, but you can certainly be an American who doesn't forget where they came from."

"I'm very excited about this wonderful opportunity to take part in the evolution of a company that is integral to the Hispanic community and a powerful force in all areas of the media."

"It is so important for me to keep authentic Cuban sounds alive. All of these great artists have changed the landscape of Latin music and it's an honor to have them on this album ["90 Millas," released in September of 2007]. I believe this album will expose a new generation to the richness of Cuban music."

"Emilio and I like projects to breathe and grow. We started with a concept -- write songs, make demos, then let the guest stars listen to them and then affect the writing process. For Jose Feliciano, I had written a chorus and a bit of a melody. He started playing the chorus and ad-libbing. I went, "This is the [stuff]! Forget my melody!" Carlos Santana worked just the other way. He wanted me to record a polished take singing first, so his playing could recreate my emotion. I got goose bumps [writing "90 Millas"]. Like in "Esperando," which is addressed to Cubans on the island. Those of us in America, we're like the bogeyman, but I wanted Cubans at home to know: Whatever happened doesn't matter. The future is for us to heal. And also: because we're here, we latched onto any part of our culture. Yes and no [this is a political record]. Politics is life, so yes. but it's not specific. Saying that 90 miles haven't divided us sends a message about freedom for Cuba -- and for everyone."

"It took us two years to write, produce and arrange the new album [90 Millas]. Aside from that, I wrote the two children's books based on Noelle, my bulldog, and I was fortunate enough that they ended up on the New York Times bestseller list. By now, we've got seven restaurants and two hotels, which we're very hands-on with, and we're building a third one in Vero Beach, Florida, And I took a vacation for once, because ever since Emilio and I got married in'78, every trip we've take has been for work. So last year, we went to Egypt, Panama, the Bahamas and Greece. It was fantastic!"

"If you say "90 miles" to any Cuban, they'll know exactly what it means. It's the stretch of water between Key West, which is the southernmost tip of the continental United States, and Cuba. And for any Cuban who cannot go back, it represents not just a physical distance, but a spiritual one. That's why in most of the songs there is the word "distancia." The idea was to take the nostalgia and the sounds that we started with on "Mi tierra,' which was meant to sound like it was made in a past era, and do the opposite. We moved forward to 2007, with the technological equipment we have today, and gave it a very vibrant sound."

"My father rarely spoke of life before [he left Cuba]. About prison, he just said, "That man is a genius at PR." Castro would come to the jail in the middle of the night and ask the prisoners, "What are you doing here? Don't you see we're trying to do the right thing?" The reason I'm not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to America, joined the Army, fought in Vietnam -- and was exposed to Agent Orange. He died a slow, horrible death. Music was my escape."

"We wanted to show the influence Cuban music has had on musicians from all over, so we invited 25 of the top Latin musicians in the world, and it was a great honor they paid me. Some of them are actually inventors, like Cachao, the Cuban bassist credited with creating mambo."

"Always. Difficulties happen and you get through them. When I say "no llores," it doesn't just mean literally crying; it means looking at the bad things in your life rather than the positive. I always think of Celia Cruz as an inspiration. So many times I saw her backstage and her knee was killing her and I had to help her up the steps, but she would step on that stage and nobody knew that she was hurting."

"I'm in great shape considering I have hardware in my back. I work out constantly to keep my muscles limber and my abs strong so they can take the burnt of everything."

"In every interview I've done since the beginning, [I'm asked] 'How do you feel about opening doors?' And I always say, 'There are two men who opened the doors for all of us, and they were Feliciano and Santana."

"[Luciano Pavarotti's] brilliance in music will live in our hearts forever. His spirit as a humanitarian surpasses even that. It is truly the end of a musical era. I am honored to have had the opportunity to know him and perform with him"

"What we didn't want to do [with "90 Millas] was "Mi Tierra, Part 2," because that album was so special. Yes, we wanted to do a Cuban album, but didn't know exactly in what vein. And, as it grew, it grew into a more modern thing. It was if we had continued to bring this music along with the years."

"What I wanted to be on this album ["90 Millas"] is me, with everything I have experienced so far."

"This blend of musicians on '90 Millas' is historically significant on a number of levels. This is the first and quite possibly the last time that all of these legendary artists will play together on one CD."

"The 2004 tour hasn't ended. I still have to finish Latin America and Europe. [Celia Cruz and I] were good friends. Emilio did her first video; we wrote a song for her. I would have loved to have had her there [when recording "90 Millas"]. But she was there. I felt her. That's the beauty of a legacy. Celia was economical and tasty in her choices. And in the pocket like you wouldn't believe? [Which means] It's like a rhythm, from son music. To have it it is to be locked in, like a tuned engine. Once you're in the pocket, you're free. That's why, for most of these songs, I sang and I sang until I had the emotion, then . . . one take. {Couldn't you be considered the heiress to Celia Cruz?] you can't give yourself a title! That's crazy! If I ever start talking like that, please put me out of my misery. I don't care if I'm 80, with my butt to my ankles, put me down."

"The phenomenal Celia Cruz [is missing]. But although she couldn't be here physically [Cruz died in 2003], I felt her presence throughout the entire recording of the album. It's still impossible for me to feel like Celia's gone, simply because she is still so alive to me through her music and the friendship we shared for so many years. There were moments during this recording that felt to me like she was directing me to a degree or giving me ideas for where to go with the song."

"For the rest of my life, the one song that people will remember -- regardless -- is "Conga" . . . I never get tired of singing it. It never gets old for me."

"'Live for Loving You' is a kind of song that really can live in many different genres. And, of course, when you do your live performances the first time that you perform a song you want to stay true to the record: because that's what people want to hear, they want to hear the hit. But then after you have done it fifty thousand times and through many, many different tours, you start experimenting and doing stuff to surprise people. So, the cut that we are doing here for the "iTunes Original" is something that we love to do -- because we just took it and really broke it down to a Samba. You know, the Brazilians have an amazing edge -- percussively, I think -- they have amazing rhythms. And this song really fit that rhythm very nicely. So, we wanted to do it acoustically and really cool -- and like we've done many times on tour. Just break it down to just acoustic, no synths and things of that nature: just make it organic. And I love that song for that reason: because you could perform it with just a couple of bongos and some vocals if you had to. And it would still work."

"When you sing in English and Spanish, it's two completely different forms of expression and . . . even the people who don't speak Spanish love to hear me sing in Spanish."

""Get on Your Feet" is really my motto. I look always forward. I look ahead. That's why I choose to record that song, because I really love the message."

"We do have the power to save one another . . ."

"The last thing I wanted to do was put politics into my music . . . because music was my escape."

"I cannot imagine a world without music. It would be . . . well, I cannot imagine it."

"[She was the first pop singer to perform for a Pope.] And a woman at that. Apparently Pope John Paul II and his boys -- is that what you call them? -- loved one of my songs and thought I was putting spiritual messages in my music. I'm not religious as such. Dogma and I don't get along. They knew all that, but the Pope was celebrating 50 years as a priest, and he asked for me. Quite an audience -- bishops, cardinals, a handful of nuns -- and me, covered from neck to ankles."

"[I would like to be] one of [the first pop singers to perform in a free Cuba]. I know the list is huge. And it would be hard to pull off -- I'd have a lump as big as a tostone [fried green plantain] in my throat. But oh my God, what a dream -- it would be the height of my personal and professional career."

"I'm happy and I have a great life."

"My Conga people [fans] will find me anywhere I go."

"I never stop learning."

"Music is a healing force and we have the privilege of sharing it. It's an awesome responsibility. It has to be something that says something from you. It's a beautiful way to live your life. Whether you end up doing it for a business or just end up singing for your kids, teaching other people to do music, or doing therapy, go forward with a lot of belief, because it's such an amazing way to live your life."

"Esperando (Cuando Cuba Sea Libre) is probably one of the most personal songs from the new [September, 2007] CD, "90 Millas" . . . as it really speaks about the celebration, nostalgia and emotion that will happen the day Cuba is free. If we're to move forward in Cuba, we really have to have a lot of forgiveness for each other and look towards the future."

"I doubt that Fidel will ever come back to power. I think he is slowly going to the great beyond. Too slowly . . . he could have gone a long time ago."

"I tell him [husband Emilio] you are lucky I am not a jealous woman, because look at the women he's worked with: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Thalia, Madonna. These very sexy women. I trust him."

"For the past 32 years of our career our position against the Castro regime has been crystal clear. We have maintained this position with Presidents, Royalty in several countries, Pope Joh Paul and anyone who has broached the subject of Cuba with us. Even when it would have been easier to stay silent, we have expressed our disagreement with the Cuban dictatorship and have spoken worldwide of the pain of the Cuban people. We have never nor would we ever collaborate with anyone who supports the Cuban dictatorship or Che Guevara. This should be apparently clear due to our trajectory."

"[Is "90 Millas" another crossover -- into World Music?] I can see that. The core is African rhythm -- half of the world's music comes from that. The difference between our music and American blues: Cubans may have been slaves, but in Cuba slaves became part of the family. They could buy their freedom. And they are Island people. And Island people are happier. But, you know, in the '80s, when we released "Conga," wasn't that World Music? Everywhere we went, people got it. And why? The drums. So maybe all music is World Music, and the only question is: Do you like it?"

"Well, I'm proud of it. I was declared persona non grata not by the country but by a terrorist regime. But I know that Cubans love me and my music."

"Well, not so much politics. A couple of my songs have a social commentary, like Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice). I really can't escape from politics because my father was a political prisoner in Cuba; he went to Vietnam. But I try to stay away from politics as much as possible."

"It taught me that I had a lot more discipline than I thought; a lot more patience. [I became] more expressive, not only personally with my family, but in my music and my way of communicating."

"It has always been my dream in life to help as many people as possible. That dream and many more have come true for me and my family, and I find my greatest rewards come from sharing what I have received with others. Emilio and I established this foundation to expand our charitable work in an effort to help those less fortunate. Our focus with the foundation has always been to help the many individuals whose challenges have fallen through the cracks of the traditional charitable organizations."

"I do also have a couple of surprises -- which I can't tell you, because then it wouldn't be a surprise. So, don't ask what the surprise is. I'm not going to tell you."

"Our focus with the [Gloria Estefan] foundation has always been to help the many individuals whose challenges have fallen through the cracks of the traditional charitable organizations."

"This is an opening gift that we are making in conjunction with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of half a million dollars."

"We established [The Gloria Estefan Foundation] in 1993, because I was getting so many pitches from charities that I thought the best way to maximize our charity dollars was to establish a foundation, where you can do so many things. [The royalties from] four of my songs go directly to my foundation, and I don't have to bother people for money. I have been funding it myself all these years, from different concerts that I do that pay right to my foundation. It's what I love to do. It's something that makes me very happy. . . [The foundation has helped] from small things to large things. Every time there has been a natural disaster, we, thought the American Red Cross, have helped. Not just here , but in Nicaragua and Honduras. Obviously, Miami is very close to my heart."

"Well, you know, in the first place I'm a pretty private person. But I can assure you that I'm no saint by any means of the imagination. You know, we go to parties and we drink like any other people. But I think the key word is balance. I've been married (to keyboardist Emilio Estefan) for 28 years; we've been together for 30 years. I had my son when I was very young and my priority has always been my family. My husband has been very supportive. We live a very normal life, something that may be boring to some people. But it's a great life! We travel a lot. My son is 26 and my daughter is 11. Family is the center of our lives. We try to stay out of the tabloids."

"A woman's exterior beauty is a reflection of her internal peace and happiness."

"My grandmother would shanghai pilots at the Havana airport so they'd bring me cartons of mango baby food -- the only kind I'd eat. I learned to eat peach later. And in every carton, she'd slip in a Cuban record."

"I had gone to Miami Children's [Hospital] to do a book reading for my "Noelle" book, and they [staff at The Brain Institute] introduced me to this project that they had. And it so beautifully coincides with my spinal cord research -- my Miami Project [to cure spinal paralysis] pet charity -- because, as you know, I was paralyzed and in a wheelchair. So, I want to be there for that cure. It makes me happy. I really feel privileged to be of service. From the day I can remember, you know -- as far back as I can remember in my memory --I wished to be of service in some way."

"We are trying to celebrate in the new album -- 90 Miles [coming out in the summer of 2007] is the fact that after almost 50 years our homeland [Cuba] is not ours. We have amazing musicians on board preparing this album, and some continue to come on board. It's all new music we've written - all new stuff . . . No relaxing for me . . . I've got the Connie Francis screenplay I'm working on, which we just finished. We have a producer . . . I've got to meet the director that I'm going to go hammer . . . I've been working on it since 2000 with Connie Francis, who is darling. Plus, I'm a mommy . . . I take her [12-year-old Emily] to games, take her to school, pick her up . . . We're women, we're used to [constantly juggling responsibilities]."

"Well, fortunately, I am bilingual and I have really two cultures. So when you have that to draw on, you are able to write from one extreme to the other, or anywhere in-between. If you look at my discography, you will notice that one of my favorite albums is "Gloria!", which is totally dance-oriented, with very sensual lyrics; and then there's "Mi Tierra which is totally roots-oriented and really promoted our culture worldwide through music, and that's important for me and also for people of Cuba to know that even though we were in exile and I grew up in the States, our culture and our music are very much a part of my life."

"Now my life is pretty much bliss. I have two healthy children and a great marriage (Emilio and I have been together for 28 years). I still have one ambition: to do a concert in Cuba. It's the beginning of the end for Castro and, well, I've performed for every audience of practically every nationality except my own. Performing there would be one of the highlights of my life."

"Music should always be a means of bridging gaps and uniting people. The beauty of music is that it can -- and should -- gather a wide variety of concepts in a way that's universal."

"My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for me to communicate, because I think that's my prime objective on this planet."

"It would be difficult for me to go back [permanently] to Cuba because Miami is my city. . . That's where we have made our life. That's were I feel at home . . . But I would love to be, you know, whatever help I can be [post-Castro] to the people who will be leading themselves. I do think Cuba does have to find its leadership from within. They have a very different society from what we are used to. They are going to need certain things that a democracy might not provide right away. And I don't think it's going to be as quick a change. I think [Castro's] death will bring change, needless to say. But I think his brother [Raul] will try to save the specter of the revolution for quite a while. And maybe start doing some opening [to improve U.S.-Cuba relations]. That is what I feel will happen."

"We went back [to Cuba] once, in 1979, when President Jimmy Carter gave the opportunity for people with family members to go. We went to help get Emilio's only brother and his two kids [one of whom, Lili, is la Flaca from Univision's El Gordo y la Flaca] out. We got them a visa through Costa Rica, but when Emilio's brother announced that he was leaving, [the government] starting taking repressive measures against him, so he went into hiding for two months until they were able to leave. While we were there, Emilio and I bought them things they didn't even know existed, like apples and olives, from the diplotiendas [stores open only to tourists]. To this day, Lili has an olive fetish."

"My dream is to perform in a big, celebratory concert in a free Cuba, but I don't think they'd even let me into the country. And if they did, I'd have to speak against what is going on, which the government fears. I don't know how much change toward democracy we'll see as long as one of the Castro brothers is around, but I do believe there is a future with a new leader someday. But this leader will also love Cuba and really want to take her forward. When that day comes, Emilio and I will be there in any way that we can be of service."

"He makes me laugh like crazy. We're still kids inside. We're mature and responsible when it comes to business, but we know how to have fun."

"Being a mom is my number one job. My son [Nayib, 27] lives in Los Angeles and he has his own company where he works on music and film projects, but he calls me every day. Emily [who is 12] is very athletic; she plays tennis and basketball. I love going to her games. If she needs help with her home work, I'll sit with her. She also is very musical -- she writes poetry and plays the guitar. I always tell both my kids, "Find what makes you happy. The money will come regardless of what you do, and more or less of it is not going to be what makes you happy. Spending hours at something you enjoy will.""

"I make the best pancakes you'll ever have! And I claim that title gladly. On Saturdays I make them for everybody."

"I like them in their natural state. They're like nuclear lemonades!"

"It's a dream for any artist to have a catalogue of music that would be considered his greatest hits. For me, as a singer and songwriter, to release a collection of music that spans over two decades of my life and career is especially meaningful. Those songs represent a life in progress. As it is with any life, people and experiences become a part of one's creations and helped give birth to twenty-four albums. I would like to dedicate this body of work -- especially "Nayib's Song" and "Along Came You" -- to my two beautiful children who inspired those songs and who inspire me on a daily basis, and whom I consider my best works to date. I owe a great deal of gratitude to all of my fans who have ridden this incredible rollercoaster of life with me and who are the reason I have tried to remain true to the gift I have been granted: that of making music. And although it's very difficult to decide what is truly essential, you can be sure that what is in this collection is what you -- the fans across the world -- made into hits. And for that, I will be eternally thankful."

"Because they were idiots!"

"What happened is the music listener has become much more of a connoisseur and a king of his own destiny. You can no longer shove an album down their throats and say, 'Here's 15 songs, four of them are good, you know. Spend 20 dollars on this CD.' It's not going to happen. That's what has taken the music industry down."

"I've got a producer [for bio pic on singer Connie Francis' life] . . . . We're almost there."

"[My husband Emilio] found the last remaining virgin in the '70s -- and that was me."

"The secret of a long marriage is shaving your legs every day . . . because it shows you still care."

"I do [like being a redhead] . . . I do . . . because lighter is better as you get older . . . It's nice . . . I can't be a blonde. I'm definitely not a blonde . . . So, that doesn't leave too many other colors available."

"We're lucky to call Miami and the United States home. What other city can claim to have its own foreign policy? Miami is many things, but it is never boring."

"How can we expect something positive to come from all the negative that we put into this world?"

"When [my mother] saw we were not going to be able to go back [to Cuba] it became increasingly important for her to make our culture very prevalent and very important in our lives -- and in our household. We spoke only Spanish. I didn't learn English until I went to school in first grade. And the [Cuban] music and the food was very much a part of our life. I'm glad for that, because it is as well for my children."

""Noelle's Treasure Tale" is based on the historical fact that three Spanish galleons full of treasure sunk off Florida's treasure coast and have never been recovered. I have a beach house on the Treasure Coast, and I'm out there with my snorkel looking for the treasure."

"[To beginning readers (ages 4 to 8) at a reading of "Noelle's Treasure Tale"]: If you discover a word in my book that you don't understand, ask your parents so they can look it up in the dictionary for you."

"I thought it would be lovely to use [pet bulldog] Noelle as an example to teach the importance of being who you are. For me it's important to inspire children in a positive way, and at times they understand more messages through entertainment than when one is talking to them directly."

"[As of November 17, 2006] 'Noelle's Treasure Tale' has remained at No. 3 on the New York Times children's best seller list since its October 10 release."

"I had always thought about a lullaby album. But when Noelle came along, my little Colombian bulldog, she really gave me a plethora of ideas. I remembered when I was little in Texas and I was the only Hispanic in my class. Because the first book was about feelings, how Noelle's weaknesses turned into her strengths. That you have to keep your identity."

"The only difference [between promoting a book and a CD] is when I do the readings. My fans are out there in full force, but it's nice to have all the kids there as well. I really love this evolution of writing. Writing is my core, and writing the book was like writing a really long love song. I have 31 pages to elaborate instead of three minutes. And my target audience, although it is children, I don't talk down to them. I want the parents to find it interesting. [Children] sit in my lap. I love it. I've always tried to turn an arena into an intimate setting. So, if I'm already in an intimate setting . . . You get to talk to a few hundred people, and you get to really bring them in, to have an exchange with them that often doesn't occur on the stage."

"What do you expect for your $12,000?"

"Everything's funny for God's sake. Everything."

"A lot of the people who live here [Miami] are island people -- from Cuba, Haiti. People are very vibrant, and color is important living here. You're inspired every day by the sun, the sky, the landscape, the lushness. [Artist Romero Britto's] painting and artwork reflect that."

"[I] grew up in this city [Miami], and my music is a blend of two cultures. In the beginning it was heavily Cuban. At this point it's [from] all over . . ."

"Neither. I did not bring my crown, and the last thing I would want to do is get into politics."

"[Cuban coffee is] very powerful, very sweet, and a little dangerous —- just like the people who drink it."

"I left Cuba when I was two years old. They took away my country, they stole the most intimate thing a human being can have. How could I forget that Fidel Castro was the person who did me so much harm?"

"My grandfather . . . was a commander in the Cuban army -- not just a Batista [General Fulgencio Batista y Zalduvar was Cuba's 19th president from October, 1938 until January, 1959)] -- but he was a career general there. And he had been through a few of the different presidents of Cuba . . . My father became a motorcycle officer. He was a good-looking guy, so he was chosen to be the first lady's [Mrs. Batista's] escort. So they were very close to the government when Batista came in power. And then immediately after [Castro seized power on January 1, 1959] [my father] joined the Bay of Pigs invasion to try to liberate Cuba . . . and he was a political prisoner for two years there [in Cuba]."

"My mother, my dad and I left Cuba when I was two [January, 1959]. Castro had taken control by then, and life for many ordinary people had become very difficult. My dad had worked [as a personal bodyguard for the wife of Cuban president Batista], so he was a marked man. We moved to Miami, which is about as close to Cuba as you can get without being there. It's a Cuba-centric society. I think a lot of Cubans moved to the US thinking everything would be perfect. Personally, I have to say that those early years were not particularly happy. A lot of people didn't want us around, and I can remember seeing signs that said: "No children. No pets. No Cubans." Things were not made easier by the fact that Dad had begun working for the US government. At the time he couldn't really tell us what he was doing, because it was some sort of top-secret operation. He just said he wanted to fight against what was happening back at home. [Estefan's father was one of the many Cuban exiles taking part in the ill-fated, anti-Castro Bay of Pigs invasion to overthrow dictator Fidel Castro.] One night, Dad disappeared. I think he was so worried about telling my mother he was going that he just left her a note. There were rumours something was happening back home, but we didn't really know where Dad had gone. It was a scary time for many Cubans. A lot of men were involved -- lots of families were left without sons and fathers. By the time we found out what my dad had been doing, the attempted coup had taken place, on April 17, 1961. Initially he'd been training in Central America, but after the coup attempt he was captured and spent the next wo years as a political prisoner in Cuba. That was probably the worst time for my mother and me. Not knowing what was going to happen to Dad. I was only a kid, but I had worked out where my dad was. My mother was trying to keep it a secret, so she used to tell me Dad was on a farm. Of course, I thought that she didn't know what had really happened to him, so I used to keep up the pretense that Dad really was working on a farm. We used to do this whole pretending thing every day, trying to protect each other. Those two years had a terrible effect on my mother. She was very nervous, just going from church to church. Always carrying her rosary beads, praying her little heart out. She had her religion, and I had my music. Music was in our family. My mother was a singer, and on my father's side there was a violinist and a pianist. My grandmother was a poet."

"For fourteen years [1966 to 1980] [my father] suffered a debilitating disease [multiple sclerosis]. I took care of him for most of that time, until he was no longer able to be taken care of at home . . . So, in essence, I was caring for [my father] and my younger sister [Becky], six years younger than I. It was difficult for me. It was a tough time. Music was my escape -- my catharsis. My way of just getting my emotions out. Music has always been a beautiful force in my life."

"I'm looking forward, though, one day, if I'm not too old, to do a free concert in a free Cuba. That to me would be fantastic. We're looking forward to it. Well, hopefully, I mean he's [Castro] gotta go [die] sometime. He's gotta go sometime -- let's hope it's sooner [rather] than later."

"When I first came to Miami [in 1959], you'd see signs like "No Children, No Pets, No Cubans." We were a major threat. We lived in a very small apartment behind the Orange Bowl, where all the Cubans lived. All the men (including my father, Jose Manuel Fajardo) were political prisoners in Cuba, and it was purely women and their kids. There was one car the whole community bought for $50, and the one lady that could drive would take everybody to the supermarket and the Laundromat."

"I was 16 months old when I left Cuba, so I really don't remember anything [about Cuba]."

"I'd lock myself up in my room with my guitar. I wouldn't cry. I was afraid if I let go just a little bit, it would all go. I would sing for hours by myself . . . . It was my way of crying."

"[While her father was a political prisoner in Cuba] I was always singing and dancing and reciting poems -- that was how I used to do my crying over my father. There were a lot of negotiations between the US and Cuban governments over the next couple of years [1961 - 1963]. [Castro proposed an exchange of prisoners for food, medicine and building machinery], and eventually my dad was released. It was wonderful to have him home -- it was probably the happiest time in my life. For once, the whole family was together, living a normal life. That was when my sister, Becky, was born [1964], and it was also when I started guitar lessons. I would lock myself away in my room for days, learning how to play. Even then I was beginning to work out that music was a way to cut throught all the BS."

"You know, I don't know about this "Diva thing," O.K. This "Diva thing" is getting a little out of hand, I think. I mean if anything, I'm a divette."

"I have a twenty-month-old baby [girl], [and] a sixteen-year-old boy— same maturity level."

"No fighting, Glorias! Gloria Estefan [the real one] to two female impersonators [Gloria #1 and Gloria #2]"

"I bit down three nails rooting for the Heat."

"Those of you who speak only English, applaud [audience applause]. Those of you who speak only Spanish, applaud [audience applause]. [In mock incredulity] Then how do you know what I just said?"

"Excuse me, you have binoculars in the second row . . . and there're zoom . . . What exactly were you looking at there? . . . Very cute . . . Well, get your money's worth, honey."

"She [then nine-year-old daughter Emily] grew up with 'The Rhythm is Gonna Get You,' Well . . . It got her!"

"Careful! We don't want anybody getting squished."

"Not even a bomb scare could keep Gloria Estefan from her fans."

"Now in addition to being applauded as a five-time Grammy-Award-winning artist, Gloria now has the distinction of being titled a two-time New York Times best-selling author!"

"[My forthcoming book features] Noelle's experience as a loveable, yet very unconventional looking dog, who must find her way through life in her new adopted home, feeling different and confronting a bevy of clustered animal cliques whose ultimate reluctance to include Noelle in their world is soon offset by Noelle's true, albeit hidden, beauty. [I hope it has] special resonance with the immigrant communities in the United States (primarily of Hispanic heritage) who may, like Noelle, feel they culturally do not, and will not, fit in with a culture so foreign from their own."

""Noelle's Treasure Tale" [Estefan's second children's book] comes out October 10 [2006]"

"{Fame has] given me a lot of free love -- and that's the best thing fame can afford you. What has it taken away? My privacy."

"I majored in Psychology in college. I was going to be a child psychologist."

"[After college] I was going to study at the Sorbon and become a diplomat. Being a diplomat comes in handy when you are dealing with record companies."

"I only used my whole life one perfume: and it's Cartier's Le Must."

"When you are happy it is harder to write [songs]."

"If I had to take everything into consideration, [the truly essential song] would have to be "Conga." First, because I don't think I can get away with not performing that song in some shape or form. Second, because it started the possibility of "Mi Tierra" [Estefan's top-selling Spanish album] happening. Not only did it talk about a specific rhythm of my homeland [Cuba], it talked about being Latino, and the celebratory nature of dance. It was very musically forward in that it mixed a funk bassline and a 2/4 beat on the drums and the Latin percussion. It was something that really put us on the map. And even though it's a frivolous and fun song, it talks about who we are as immigrants in this land."

"Dad joined the US Army by this point [1964], and initially he was stationed in Texas and then South Carolina. But the Vietnam war brought our normal life to an end. Once again, Dad was gone. Communications were very basic back then: Dad couldn't just pick up a cellphone and let us know he was okay. Months would go by without a letter or anything. Eventually he bought two tape recorders -- one he kept with him and one for our house. Dad used to talk into the recorder and send the tapes home. Then we would gather round our machine and tell Dad stories. And I would sing. I still have all the tapes, but I can't listen to them. It hurts too much. After Dad came back from Nam, he wasn't well. He'd been poisoned by Agent Orange and needed quite a lot of looking after. Mum was busy trying to get her Cuban qualifications revalidated by a US university, so I had to take care of Dad and my little sister [Becky]. It was tough. Toward the end, Dad was too far gone and he didn't really know what was happening around him. I joined Miami Sound Machine in 1975 and we were getting quite successful, but Dad didn't even know who I was. He had to be moved to the hospital. On my wedding day in 1978 [September 2] I went to visit him, still wearing my wedding dress. That was the last time that he said my name. Dad died in 1980, but he touches my life every day. On my last album [Unwrapped] I did a lot of writing while I was looking at a picture of him in his younger days -- so happy and in the prime of his life. I'm not sure if he sees me, but I can feel him all around me. I hope he knows that I am so very proud of him."

"When I wrote "Words Get in the Way" my husband and I had just had a horrendous argument . . . . [After it was an international hit] My husband said, "We have to have more arguments.""

"As a writer, I see myself more as a communicator. For me, writing is the best part of my career."

"I'm signed to release the third book in the series. When they invited me to do the Noelle book I had started on an autobiography, sort of, because I still get a lot of questions about that. I done so much music in my life, and writing is a beautiful outlet to continue to grow."

"When I did "Unwrapped" -- that's one of my favorite albums I've ever done in my life -- I love it when someone listens to the whole album. But I would rather them be able to buy some songs that they like, [rather] than not buy the album at all . . . . You can't fight technology. You can't fight, you know, the consumer."

"I fought my company [Sony] tooth and nail when they stopped putting out singles."

"For I've finally realized, that I could be infinitely better than before, definitely stronger. I'll face whatever comes my way, I'll savor each moment of the day, Love as many people as I can along the way. Help someone who's given up, even if it's just to raise my eyes and pray."

"Sometimes one bad decision can mess up your life. We seal our fate with the choices we make. But don't give a second thought to the chances we take... Surely, you say, it's not as bad as you make it sound. If we make a mistake, you can always turn it back around. Get back on the straight and narrow -- When I'm through having all my fun . . . We seal our fate with the choices we make . . ."

"Why be afraid if I'm not alone? Though life is never easy, the rest is unknown. Up to now, for me, it's been hands aginst stone. Spent each and ev'ry moment, Searching for what to believe. Coming out of the dark, I finally see the light now. And it's shining on me. Coming out of the dark, I know the love that saved me, You're sharing with me. Starting again is part of the plan. And I'll be so much stronger holding your hand. Step by step I'll make it through; I know I can. It may not make it easier, But I have felt you near all the way . . . Forever and ever, I stand on the rock of your love. Love is all it takes, no matter what we face."

"I just want to be happy, joyous and free."

"Till I had you I didn't know that I was missing out. Had to grow up and see the world through different shades of doubt. Give me one more chance to dream again. One more chance to feel again through your young heart. If only for one day let me try. I wanna see Christmas through your eyes. I want everything to be the way it used to be. Back to being a child again, thinking the world was mine . . . I see the rain, you see the rainbow hiding in the clouds. Never afraid to let your love show. Won't you show me how. Wanna learn how to believe again. Find the innocence in me again, through your young heart. Help me find a way, help me try. I wanna see Christmas through your eyes. I want everything to be the way it used to be. Back to being a child again, thinking the world was kind. I wanna see Christmas, Christmas through your eyes."

"I want my Cuba free!"

"I think I deserve this (honorary) law degree just because I have been sued so much . . . For those of you heading out into the world -- don't be scared, getting sued is the first sign of success. As long as you didn't do anything wrong -- don't worry about it. It's just part of this great country."

"My friends call me 'Dolittle One' [a reference to her physical stature and affinity for animals]."

"I wanted to talk to very young kids about self-image and about being different and how that can be your strength, especially from the immigrant perspective."

"I saved her {pet bulldog Noelle's) life -- and she changed mine. [Noelle is the title character of The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog -- Estefan's first children's book.]"

"Just because we're celebrities, we shouldn't get dissed. What people might be complaining about is that they think a lot of these [other] celebrities don't write their own books. But I've written every word in this book -- both in English and in Spanish. I love music and I love children and I love animals, and it's a great combo of all those things."

"[My first children's book] is very subliminal, let's put it that way. It even has a bit of a metaphysical little message in there [about how] we're all somehow connected and we all have a responsibility toward each other. Although you may feel alone in the world, you definitely are not."

"We [Emilio and I] have diversified: We run four restaurants, a hotel, a recording studio, a publishing company, and we have our corporate offices and a lot of other real estate."

"We [Emilio and I] fell in love with the Old World Florida ambience, beautiful beaches and warm people. We discovered Vero Beach when we were looking for a vacation home that was close to Miami but gave us a different feel than what we were used to. We hope to increase the awareness of Vero Beach by highlighting the many wonderful things that made us fall in love with it. We want the rest of the world to realize what a gem this place is. We hope to welcome our friends from the entertainment world at the opening as well as members of the community. It will be a warm, special and intimate event. We will open our doors the same way that Vero Beach opened its doors to us."

"For 15 years [Miami Sound Machine and I] recorded and toured to establish a fan base. Now it's time for me to enjoy it."

"When I began singing 'Conga' athletes from all over the world busted out of formation to dance with me, [and] I thought: 'Wow, what a great choreography!.' I thought it was planned. But then the tower started shaking and I thought: 'Great, first the bus, then the boat, now the tower!'"

"My home is my paradise. When I come home at night, I feel an overall peaceful sensation. We will never give this place up."

"Are you kidding me!"

". . . Latino or Hispanic families are quite matriarchal, if you hadn't noticed -- despite what we let the men believe. Hey, that's the way it goes. The men know it too, but we have to keep that illusion alive for them -- that there're the boss. Hey, I see that strikes a cord. Thank God, the men are applauding too."

"And we think the world would benefit from a much more feminine approach to the problems we are facing in the world today. Yes. The world needs to be nurtured and loved and rocked and caressed -- it needs some softness to balance out. And, I think, little by little we'll be able to give it that -- besides strength, because, you know, we have the babies for a reason. Yes, indeed."

"[My mother] closed the school the next day [after a visit from Castro's soldiers], because she knew that the purpose of education was the broadening and opening of children's minds. And she couldn't be a party to the systematic closing of minds, borders, freedoms and ideals."

"But, I'm sure you weren't aware of the dream that was born in me when I was small . . . Well, let me rephrase that -- when I was young -- because, technically, I'm still very small. And I get this from everybody when they meet me: 'You're so tiny.' I guess I am. I don't feel any height, but, apparently, I am not that big."

"I dreamed of becoming a writer. And . . . this dream is about to become a reality with the publication of my first, and hopefully not my last, children's book . . ."

"And, because of the life that I shared with these two amazing women [her mother and maternal grandmother] and the hardships and struggles that I saw them overcome, I learned an invaluable lesson: and that is that women can do anything we set our minds to . . . and then some!"

"I wrote these two songs ["Coming Out of the Dark" and "Always Tomorrow"] as a celebration of hope. And, I want to send it out to all of those people who are suffering through this terrible disaster [Hurricane Katrina], and please know that you are not alone -- and you will not be."

"The separation of families to me is very close to my heart because we lived that as immigrants. I strongly feel that we all connected, and having felt people's love and support first-hand through difficult moments in my life, makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another. I am privileged to help in some way, and I will always take that opportunity."

"Toys are not a need people typically think of, but they've got all these kids who have absolutely nothing to do."

"We wanted to not just have a presence there [areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina] and raise awareness in the Hispanic community -- and anyone else who might be watching -- but leave them a little better than when we got there."

"We want the disaster victims to know we have not forgotten them. I'm here with help."

"We took portable showers, Pampers and clothes for kids [in a Hurricane Katrina shelter]. I sang for them and played the guitar . . . At least for a little while, they saw that someone wasn't forgetting them. It lifted their spirits, and I knew they were a little more comfortable when we left."

"Everyone is helping each other out. That's what we do . . . . You know what happens? Infrastructure might not come through -- but people do come through. We all try to do our best. I know we just got power back in one of our restaurants, and I know there are a lot of people without power. So, we invited a thousand people with children to come over and have a hot lunch on us."

"My foundation trys to help people that fall through the cracks, [people] that can't get help from big organizations . . . . We try to fill in where [other] people don't help out."

"I overheard backstage . . . Did someone just auction off Emilio and me? That was scary!"

"I'm a writer. I've written most of the music we've performed. Most people don't know that because no one cares who writes the music. But, that's who I am. I've written poetry since I was a little girl. Music was an evolution of that."

"If Michael Jackson could write a song for a rat, I could write a song for [my pet bulldog] Noelle."

"I've been offered a lot of things that celebrities do that I wouldn't do -- like perfumes, lines of clothing and this that and the other. But this [children's book] is right up my alley."

"I've bought more music for my Ipod in one year than I bought in the last ten years of my life."

"I'm a writer and this is what I love to do. There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity, you can't write."

"I'd like them to see that those things that set us apart or make us different can be wonderful contributions to the world around us. I'd like them to see that size and color are irrelevant to the dreams we envision for ourselves. And I'd also love for them to see that life is a journey, and every step of the way, we can learn something and become stronger and wiser."

"I can tell you I wrote every single word in this [her first children's] book -- in English and Spanish. I've been writing poetry and stories since I was a kid. And I am a songwriter. But you have limitations when you are a songwriter . . . . It was really a luxury to have 31 pages to expound upon."

"I totally animal-oriented. I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish -- and I had wallabies at one point."

"The script [for the movie based on the life of singer Connie Francis -- "Who's Sorry Now?"] is finished and is in the hands of several artists to see if somebody wants to film at the start of [2006]."

"However long we live here, however much I feel at home in Miami, I -- like everyone else -- am an exile, an exile who cannot go home."

"We spent all our time lighting candles in the churches and praying for father's safe return. But even then [1961 and 1962], as a little girl, I knew that he was really in prison and that God had nothing to do with it. Since then I have never had any belief in religion."

"I spent my childhood alone, overweight and ugly, angry at everything, and knowing nothing of a life beyond this sadness."

". . . My best friend [as a young girl] made this mole on my face, because she would get in a fight with me and scratch me -- by the third time the scab came off the [mole] was there . . ."

"[After the 1990 bus accident] I could not feel my legs, and I knew that I was paralyzed. For me, this was a premonition of my worst fate proved right. When I was a child, I always ran up the stairs two at a time, and when I reached the top I would say to myself, one day I won't be able to do this because like my father I will lose the use of my body. Now I knew it had happened. For months afterwards I was locked back in myself, just as I had been when I was a child. But also part of my premonition had always been, strangely, that I would lose my body but in the end it would be all right."

"I have had a life in which I have had to face every big fear, and it has not been pleasant."

"I received an award for 25 million in [album] sales the night before the bus accident [in 1990]."

"[After a poor prognosis for recovery from her doctor following her 1990 bus accident] I said if it is up to me, I'm going to be OK."

"More than anything I want to be able to go back to Cuba, to have a house to visit there, to know my roots. I lost my father as a little girl, and I want to be able to find him again in my heritage."

"Then [after Castro dies and her triumphal return to Havana], at last, I could sing for my people."

"Having experience paralysis firsthand -- sixteen years ago -- I feel especially fortunate to have had a positive outcome despite a very negative prognosis. I vowed that I would do whatever was in my power to assist those already on their way to finding a cure. I urge anyone in a position to help to join us in taking on this challenge, knowing that we are closer than ever to a cure and to helping those that live in wheelchairs to "get on their feet.""

"It is always hard to hear people say such nice things about us, because quite honestly I feel very privileged and honored to be of service in any way I can. I think that is my mission here on earth in some way -- whether it is entertaining people or trying to help in whatever way I can. So [the attention and acclaim] is pretty embarrassing to me."

"There are singers who can captivate a community. There are vocalists whose sound can penetrate deeply into your soul. There are entertainers who can mesmerize, enlighten and entertain, all in one breath. [And there is] Gloria Estefan -- who does it all, effortlessly."

"Once again [with the CD "Unwrapped"], Gloria's mission is accomplished. As an entertainer, a vocalist and a writer, she has invited the world into her heart. The result is nothing short of incomparable."

"Gloria Estefan is going to be here. She writes these books about her dog, Noelle . . . and she also dances and sings well, too."

"Of course in Miami, not denouncing Fidel Castro at every turn is almost as bad as saying Gloria Estefan can't sing."

"I had the greatest pleasure of listening to Gloria Estefan's lecture on "Life, Art and Spirituality" at the Graham Center of Florida International University today. It was a great experience. She is such a wonderful, amazing woman, and a great inspiration. I believe that everyone who attended her lecture today was blown away by her sincerity, kind words and her sense of humor . . . yes, because even in the darkest days of her life, there was a little room for humor. She spoke of the power of prayer, and how different this world would be if we were to stop the violence, and the hating, and the wars between us."

"There are certain people in our business that are known as ladies, that are known to be classy and intelligent . . . I found out that [Gloria is] all of the above."

"It is always so, I guess, validating when you meet somebody that you esteem -- and then they turn out to be everything [you thought] and more."

"Darling, you look like a religious icon there [in her high school graduation picture]."

"I love Gloria Estefan, though -- she is cool. It's always just been about the music with her and they've been really good fun pop songs and really great ballads. And she's still going strong. She's quite classy and true to her Latin roots."

"Gloria Estefan was a huge influence for me. Of course, she was one of the few Latina women around who had this major international success. She sang in Spanish and English, and she was very much the sort of woman I recognised from my culture. I go to her home, and I think that she is a woman who has got it just right. She has her music, she has her family, she has her relationship. I admire her so much because she has always put her family before everything. All her priorities are in place and she is still an amazingly creative artist."

"The United States stands tall, representing a parade of nations, 300 million strong. That number will grow during today's citizenship ceremony, featuring the national anthem performed by pop star Gloria Estefan. She captures the essence of what makes this country so great: Ms. Estefan arrived from Cuba as a 2-year-old and would eventually chase her ambitions of becoming a singer. She would incorporate salsa into mainstream American music, reflecting the true meaning of this country as a melting pot."

"You've got a new Spanish-language album out now ["90 Millas," released in September of 2007], and the single ["No Llores"] is #1 on the Billboard Latin chart."

"Getting this caliber of musicians together [for "90 Millas" CD in September of 2007] is almost impossible to do again."

"[The hardest thing about '90 Millas' was the concept of] combining the old and the new without losing the authenticity. The simple solution, of course, would have been to record covers. [But] emotionally it wouldn't have been the same We left Cuba as children: Gloria was 1, I was 14. So, there ia a part that does exist in nostalgia, but a the same [time] there is another part that is contemporary music that we've made all over the world."

"Making eye contact during rough sex is roughly the equivalent of trying to read Dostoyevsky on a rollercoaster."

"I know that when I do get pregnant, I won't step one foot in the adult industry again."

"Though watching porn may seem degrading to some women, the fact is that it's one of the few jobs for women where you can get to a certain level, look around, and feel so powerful, not just in the work environment but as a sexual being. So, fuck Gloria Steinem."

"To this day, I can't watch my own sex scenes."

"If she feels so powerful as a sexual being, why can't she watch her own sex scenes? If her work environment is so satisfying, why does she say that if she had a daughter, she would lock her in the house before she'd let her get involved in the sex industry? Why does she refer to her vagina as a 'ding-ding'? I'm not sure any of this is Gloria Steinem's fault."

"That's hot!."

"I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me. I know now that I can make a difference, that I have the power to do that. I have been thinking that I want to do different things when I am out of here. I have become much more spiritual. God has given me this new chance."

"You're a fucking bitch. I'm going to destroy you."

"To me, anything goes. But that's me."

"You need to look like a lady at the Oscars. Otherwise, Joan Rivers will tear you apart. Then again, you aren't really anyone till Joan Rivers tears you apart."

"The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in."

"What's Wal-mart? Do they sell Walls and stuff?"

"I have a history, a long history of being stereotyped as a five-foot-two woman, which is very limiting. I've worked so hard to create characters that have dignity. And I think everybody knows that I have a very pro-woman message in my work — and in my life."

"I have to be honest with you. Comedy is what I want to see at the movies these days. Life is frickin' hard, man. I want to go to the movies and see people happy and enjoying themselves and having some fun. I've made other kinds of movies, for sure. But it's pretty apparent to me that's what people want. That's what I want. I enjoy those kinds of movies."

"I have a good memory for certain things. And a very short memory for painful things — that's my favorite Martha Stewart quote, by the way."

"You know, I used to not understand fashion, a lot of it, but I completely understood being a playwright or a screenwriter and suddenly having an actor say your words and making them come to life. That I can understand. Finally, I'm starting to understand this."

"I'm always endlessly surprised about the people who come into my life, who I get to collaborate with. I feel really overwhelmed by those opportunities. But it's not like I fell off the turnip truck and suddenly became who I am. I really have worked hard for it, and I have to acknowledge that. I care about what I do, and I have a sense of pride in my work. And you can never be totally settled as an actor or artist or musician. You have to keep the fire under you, because that's what makes you better."

"You spend months and months listening to the music, absorbing, practicing, working with real musicians who worked with them and getting as much of that as you can. And then the day you start shooting, you have to throw it all away. Because, they had no self-consciousness. They were natural performers and at that time, it wasn't about how you could synthesize a voice and make it appealing, it was about the natural little hiccups and the way you related a story or wrote the soul in the words you wrote. And 90% of your popularity was your performance and your interpretation of your own song. So, once we learned it all you just have to just kind of hope it all sunk in somewhere and just let it all go, cause they just had incredible confidence."

"[The gay community can] fight for our rightful voice, or we can continue to … slap one another and one day find ourselves without the electoral base to sustain the voice we already have."

"We were fed up being harassed and strip-searched by the police, denied medical treatment, refused housing and even barred from using public bathrooms just because we were trans. We were tired of being beaten and murdered. So we went out and worked."

"The lack of political attention to candidates and issues, history has shown us, is a sure-fire way to end up left out of the policy debates altogether."

"We need to continue to educate our elected officials and candidates for office on who we are, what we need and why they should stand in solidarity with us."

"Our community is organized, it’s strong, it’s paying attention and it needs to ensure a place at the political table, now and for future generations of transgender leaders."

"Good manners. They're forgotten in America. I think it's bad manners to stand around in public with ripped jeans and your hair in a mess, holding a Starbucks."

"Madonna is the only modern celebrity who is truly a style icon. Who else has the audacity to dress like her these days? She really influenced how I wanted to look when I was growing up, and made me realize that I didn’t have to look like a blond beach bunny or a Playboy model."

"You know how some celebrities have fans of the opposite sex, who imagine they’re going to marry them and live happily ever after? I have a different thing. Over the past 15 years I’ve had a few female fans who’ve gone overboard and been upset because we didn’t become best friends and go shopping together."

"Playboy is the second most-recognised symbol in the world after Coca-Cola, It’s a Hollywood walk of fame for female bodies. My dad is a different story – he threw me out of the house when I was 16 because I worked in the lingerie store and wore black lace panties. But he loved that I was on the Playboy cover; suddenly I was his daughter again. In fact, everything changed after the Playboy cover. Before, people were scared of me, but suddenly what I did was validated."

"At eurovision, The Armenians are killing me with their hair and especially the fierce cateye liner! LOVE! I am part Armenian, in fact."

"You can be a delicious, ripe peach and there will still be people in the world that hate peaches."

"Scientists and engineers changed the world."

"Science is art. It is the process of creating something that never exists before. ... It makes us ask new questions about ourselves, others; about ethics, the future."

"We want to make things. We want to make things with our hands. We crave it. It sparks something in us, feeds our urge to create. That's why were here. The future will be what we choose to build. We choose to build what we believe in. It's always been that way. A small group of people choose to believe in something, and then they make it so. In that order. They choose to believe in something, and then they make it so. That's the power of makers — the power to choose a new future, by believing, and making."

"1. Get uncomfortable."

"5. Create tension."

"The path to truly new, never-been-done-before things always has failure along the way … It’s supposed to be hard. … Solving the problem must matter. It must instill a sense of urgency … And that urgency cannot be created in the abstract; it has to be real to inspire greater genius."

"Our lives are so full of activity and "chatter" it’s difficult to find quiet time… Those are the moments that are the most creative for me. The location is less important than the choice to turn other things off. Because I find that the quietest times of my life speak the loudest."

"You can't lose your nerve for the big failure because you need exactly the same nerve for the big success."

"I do think that speed is part of the innovation process. If ideas aren't built on with a sense of urgency, time can pass you by. This isn't just a problem for the government. It's a problem for everyone: The difficulty of making new ideas broadly available. And yet some ideas move quickly. Look at the progression of radio, television, the Internet, the iPod, Facebook. The acceleration in getting to millions of users has gone from 38 years to less than 4. That's something that we've paid a lot of attention to: How do we increase the speed at DARPA?"

"To increase the speed of innovation here, we want to increase the number of people who can contribute ideas to the creative process. … We structure programs so that we can have diversity of involvement from universities to small businesses to large businesses to garage inventors. You're looking for the maximum number of folks who can contribute ideas to the process. So we're trying to catalyze and grab the best ideas no matter where they come from, leveraging the most modern concepts of crowdsourcing and harnessing creative power. Look at the semiconductor industry. Those companies could only keep up with Moore's law by going from hundreds of chip designers focused on eking out every last electron, to hundreds of thousands of designers throughout the industry who could excel at various pieces of the design. When you open up the process like that, the number of people and the diversity of people who can participate goes way up."

"I tell young people who ask me about their careers, "Wake up on Saturday and ask yourself, Which job would I go to right now? Then choose that one." Because what it tells you is that you're going to your passion; your passion is your work. And I feel that way about my work."

"Over the past 50 years, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has produced an unparalleled number of breakthroughs. Arguably, it has the longest-standing, most consistent track record of radical invention in history. Its innovations include the internet; RISC computing; global positioning satellites; stealth technology; unmanned aerial vehicles, or “drones”; and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), which are now used in everything from air bags to ink-jet printers to video games like the Wii. Though the U.S. military was the original customer for DARPA’s applications, the agency’s advances have played a central role in creating a host of multibillion-dollar industries. What makes DARPA’s long list of accomplishments even more impressive is the agency’s swiftness, relatively tiny organization, and comparatively modest budget. Its programs last, on average, only three to five years."

"The DARPA model has three elements: Ambitious goals. The agency’s projects are designed to harness science and engineering advances to solve real-world problems or create new opportunities. At Defense, GPS was an example of the former and stealth technology of the latter. The problems must be sufficiently challenging that they cannot be solved without pushing or catalyzing the science. The presence of an urgent need for an application creates focus and inspires greater genius. Temporary project teams. DARPA brings together world-class experts from industry and academia to work on projects of relatively short duration. Team members are organized and led by fixed-term technical managers, who themselves are accomplished in their fields and possess exceptional leadership skills. These projects are not open-ended research programs. Their intensity, sharp focus, and finite time frame make them attractive to the highest-caliber talent, and the nature of the challenge inspires unusual levels of collaboration. In other words, the projects get great people to tackle great problems with other great people. Independence. By charter, DARPA has autonomy in selecting and running projects. Such independence allows the organization to move fast and take bold risks and helps it persuade the best and brightest to join."

"DARPA was created in 1958, shortly after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite to reach space, sparking a national crisis in the United States. Concern that the Russians had achieved technological superiority led to the formation of the agency. Its founding mission was simple: "to prevent and create strategic surprise.”"

"Dr. Dugan’s contributions to the United States military are numerous. She led a counterterrorism task force for the Deputy Secretary of Defense in 1999 and, from 2001 to 2003, she served as a special advisor to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, completing a Quick Reaction Study on Countermine for Enduring Freedom. The results of this study were subsequently briefed to joint senior military leadership and successfully implemented in the field."

"The way corporations approach innovation is decades out of date, says Regina Dugan. The head of special projects at Google-owned Motorola Mobility is trying to change the way big companies come up with ideas by emphasizing urgency and not being afraid to fail."

"Dugan believes that the nerds at DARPA are heroes. They challenge assumptions and push far past imagined boundaries. And: “We all have nerd power, we just forget.” We’re born with the feeling that we can create and explore. It’s hard to hold on to this feeling. We doubt and fear. We think that someone else will be better than us, more capable. “But there isn’t anyone else, just you. If we’re lucky, someone steps in, takes a hand and says let me help you believe” For Dugan, that came in the form of an e-mail from Jason Harley, who, on a dark day for her, wrote an e-mail:"

"Regina Dugan, the head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, asked us this: What would you do if you knew that failure was impossible?"

"Disruptive innovation is the kind that unhinges old ways of operating, juices competition and creates new growth. One of the world’s leading experts on the subject is Regina Dugan."

"Regina does bring in outside perspective specifically related to projects that are leaps, versus incremental steps."

"I did read several books and do some research just to be as familiar with it as possible. But I am not a particularly outwardly political person. I leave that to the other half of my family. And so I focused as much, if not more, on [my character] Janet Mayes, and being a forensics expert, and what it would be like for her in that circumstance as much as what our relationship is overall."

"It's about getting the kids up and fed, getting one to school, getting the other down for a nap, going to the grocery store, picking one up from school, getting the other one down for another nap, cooking dinner... I live my life at these two extremes. I'm either a full-time stay-at-home mom or a full-time actress."

"I know I live a charmed, beautiful life and nobody wants to hear a celebrity whine. The last thing I want to do is complain; I love what I do and I know every job comes with a downside."

"Hitler was a good man and it takes some f---ing balls for someone to say this out loud this day and age, especially for a public figure like myself, but you know what? SOMEONE NEEDS TO SPEAK THE TRUTH WITHOUT FEAR! Otherwise the dark cabal who currently control the world and all of the world bankers will continue to feed you their lies, feed off your emotions, take advantage of your emotions and will continue to keep you THEIR SLAVE!"

"AMERICA IS FALLING AT THE MOMENT YET I DO NOT SEE ANYONE IN OFFICE *AHEM* THAT IS BRAVE ENOUGH TO SAVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIKE HITLER WAS WILLING TO SAVE THE GERMAN PEOPLE!"

"We're pretty observant... It's been such a great life decision for me... I really find that with Judaism, it creates an amazing blueprint for family connectivity. From Friday to Saturday we don't do anything but hang out with one another. We don't make phone calls."

"As a citizen, I love what he’s doing. As a daughter, it’s obviously more complicated."

"During my punk phase in the nineties, I was really into Nirvana. My wardrobe consisted of ripped corduroy jeans and flannel shirts. One day after school, I dyed my hair blue. Mom wasn't a fan of this decision."

"There's a special place in hell for people who prey on children. I've yet to see a valid explanation and I have no reason to doubt the victims' accounts."

"No I did not. I support a minimum wage. I do not however believe in a minimum guarantee for people “unwilling to work” which was the question asked of me."

"We must also focus on helping those most vulnerable to having their jobs displaced due to the rapid pace of technological change, and work together to assist them in learning a new skill so they can continue to provide for themselves and for their families."

"you will need a new Social Security number for your qualifying child before the due date of your 2018 tax return. The required SSN is one that is valid for employment and that is issued by the Social Security Administration before the due date of your 2018 return (including extensions)"

"Every legally cast vote should be counted. Every illegally cast vote should not. This should not be controversial. This is not a partisan statement — free and fair elections are the foundation of our democracy"

"I always liked Stephanie. She reminds me of Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka. She’s very intelligent and thank God she is there. Her mind is so into the business."

"I’m preparing to run, a very competitive race against a tough opponent."

"I don’t own the Senate seat, it doesn’t belong to me. If I want to be back in the US Senate I have to earn that every six years."

"There's nothing skin-deep about Ivanka. And I think that's a real tribute to her because certainly anyone as gorgeous as she is could have probably gone quite far being skin-deep."

"If Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."

"[Ivanka]'s actually always been very voluptuous. She's tall, she's almost 6 feet tall and she's been, she's an amazing beauty."

"Lately, friends imagine they hear Donald [Trump]'s intonations in Ivanka's surprisingly sexy voice, a voice that sounds like she gargles with Cristal. The inane locutions of her generation — those "like"s and "you know"s — have been almost banished from conversation in favor of the more lawyerly "if you will" and other such Donald-like tropes….Ivanka could tell you about the Putzmeister pump throwing concrete a thousand vertical feet atop what stands to be the tallest residential building in the world, a site she's currently supervising in Chicago and one of 33 construction sites all over the globe. Instead, she is in the living room of her Park Avenue pad, pointing out the subtle architecture of some earrings.”"

"Ivanka Trump testifies she wasn't involved in documents central to her father's civil fraud trial (Nov 13, 2023) Youtube 2,263 views"

"The literature on product development continues to grow. This research is varied and vibrant, yet large and fragmented. In this article we first organize the burgeoning product-development literature into three streams of research: product development as rational plan, communication web, and disciplined problem solving. Second, we synthesize research findings into a model of factors affecting the success of product development. This model highlights the distinction between process performance and product effectiveness and the importance of agents, including team members, project leaders, senior management, customers, and suppliers, whose behavior affects these outcomes. Third, we indicate potential paths for future research based on the concepts and links that are missing or not well defined in the model."

"In contrast to the punctuated equilibrium model of change, this inductive study of multiple-product innovation in six firms in the computer industry examines how organizations engage in continuous change. Comparisons of successful and less-successful firms show, first, that successful multiple-product innovation blends limited structure around responsibilities and priorities with extensive communication and design freedom to create improvisation within current projects. This combination is neither so structured that change cannot occur nor so unstructured that chaos ensues. Second, successful firms rely on a wide variety of low-cost probes into the future, including experimental products, futurists, and strategic alliances. Neither planning nor reacting is as effective. Third, successful firms link the present and future together through rhythmic, time-paced transition processes. We develop the ideas of "semistructures," "links in time," and "sequenced steps" to crystallize the key properties of these continuously changing organizations and to extend thinking about complexity theory, time-paced evolution, and the nature of core capabilities."

"Complexity theory began with an interest u how order spring from chaos. According to complexity theory, adaption is most effective in systems that are only partially connected. The argument is that too much structure creates gridlock, while too little structure creates chaos. A good example would be the traffic lights in a city. If there are no lights, traffic is chaotic. If there are too many lights, traffic stops. A moderate number of lights creates structure, but still allows drivers to adapt their routes in surprising ways in response to changing traffic conditions. Consequently, the key to effective change is to stay poised on this edge of chaos. Complexity theory focuses managerial thinking on the interrelationships among different parts of an organization and on the trade-off of less control for greater adaptation."

"Although the behavior that emerges is complex, the rules that guide it are necessarily simple. In fact, it is their simplicity that creates the freedom to behave in complicated adaptive, and surprising ways."

"Coadaptation is the process whereby systems of related agents take mutual advantage of each other in order to change more effectively, yet still be adaptive in each agent's particular situation."

"In our work in fast- changing markets, we often see that time pacing helps managers avert the danger of changing too infrequently. By setting a regular pace for change, managers avoid becoming locked into old patterns and habits."

"Managers who extensively plan the future get the timing wrong. Sometimes they arrive to market too early and so must wait for the demand to catch up. Sometimes they are too late and so must accelerate to rejoin the future."

"Adam set the bar so high for portraying the role of Batman, He was wonderful, spot on, with a twinkle in his eye. He had it all -- looks, charm, intelligence, I could go on and on. In conversation, he was very animated and once told me that Batman was the father that everyone wanted! I never thought of it that way! He had a great way of playing that 'tongue-in-cheek' nature in so much of the dialogue. I had a long, engaging conversation with him and his wife, Marcelle, about their life in Montana, If I had to describe him in a word or two, they would be 'stellar' and 'exemplar,' qualities that we want to encourage in ourselves and in young people."

"My kind of female power can’t be owned. I may feign enslavement, but I never let myself be unloved, even by myself, that would not do. I rarely argue - I consider. I wait till enough information is in and then the answer, answers itself. My imagination does tolerate empty space. Female power does not disagree with a compliment. Compliments shall be relished, like rich chocolate, like an inside caress. I make time to feel it, all the way up and down my body. Let the world please you. Use your female power. It was set up that way."

"Everyone in the family wears fur except me. … Kim wore fur last night. I told her you cannot wear fur. It's embarrassing."

"I never was against wearing fur because I truly did not know how these animals were tortured and killed in order to have these coats and accessories. I am done with fur forever and I have now found so many amazing faux fur lines that are great alternatives for women who love the look and love animals. I love that PETA is all about individuals taking baby steps in becoming aware of animal rights. I am not a full vegetarian but I have not eaten red meat or pork in over 10 years. … I am also extremely careful now not to purchase products that are tested on animals. I have started with fur but I hope that over time I will become a full vegetarian."

"One spring day in my sixth grade … we read two articles. The first concerned the cruelty toward cattle in slaughterhouses and the second was about the detrimental effects of red meat on your body. By the time I got home later that day, I had resolved to give up red meat, to take a stand against animal cruelty and a stand for my health … At 13, I decided to give up all meat and fish. My parents were even more surprised and cautiously supportive – provided I learned how to get enough protein. … Although I now eat meat (after having not for 18 years), I have tremendous respect for people who make consistent ethical choices in their lives – people who not only don’t eat meat, but who also don’t wear fur or leather and don’t use products made from animal derivatives."

"Senator Sanders wants to dismantle Obamacare, dismantle the Children’s Health Insurance Program], dismantle Medicare, and dismantle private insurance.,, to go back to an era – before we had the Affordable Care Act – that would strip millions and millions and millions of people off their health insurance.”"

"Comparing Jews to termites is anti-Semitic, wrong and dangerous. The responsive laughter makes my skin crawl. For everyone who rightly condemned President Trump’s rhetoric when he spoke about immigrants “infesting our country,” this rhetoric should be equally unacceptable to you:"

"Co-signed as an American. We should expect all elected officials, regardless of party, and all public figures to not traffic in anti-Semitism."

"This right here is the result of a massacre stoked by people like you, and the words that you put out into the world I want you to know that, and I want you to feel that deep inside: 49 people died because of the rhetoric you put out there. i can’t believe this has to be said, but i didn’t tell chelsea clinton she was the one who put a gun to muslims’ heads. i said, & continue to say, that by jumping on the right-wing bandwagon & villifying ilhan omar, she fed into the EXACT discourse we were at the vigil to protest"

"By late 2017, Chelsea was back in the pages of Teen Vogue. There she published an open letter to her children, which may or may not have begun as a late-night Facebook screed and in any case didn't sound like the kind of thing you'd write to your kids, or that they'd voluntarily read. Teen Vogue proudly ran it anyway. In her letter, Chelsea complained about Donald Trump, came out against bullying and climate change, and fretted that transgender soldiers are no longer welcome in the military. She ended by noting that "protecting children isn’t someone else's job; it's all our jobs—even if the president doesn't think it's his." It was nothing readers hadn't seen before. What's interesting is what Chelsea didn't say. She didn't challenge the existing order, or even acknowledge its existence. She didn't wonder why an ever-shrinking number of Americans control an ever-expanding share of the country’s wealth. She didn't ask why the middle class is dying, or why our society is fragmenting. She definitely didn't pause to consider how someone so thoroughly ordinary as herself could become rich and famous in a country that claims to promote on the basis of achievement. If the meritocracy is real, why is Teen Vogue pretending a letter so stupefyingly conventional is brilliant? That would have been a good question. Chelsea didn't ask. She's not interested in the answer. She has no idea she should be. In Chelsea Clinton's world, nobody tells her she’s wrong."

"The Clinton campaign just made a serious mistake. They sent Hillary and Bill Clinton’s daughter Chelsea out on behalf of her mother to bash Senator Bernie Sanders on the issue of health care. What’s so wrong with that? Don’t all candidates use family surrogates when and where they can? The Kennedys, for example, deployed a horde of kinfolk for Jack’s campaign for president, then Bobby’s, then Teddy’s. But when it’s the first time (as this was for Clinton the younger), the surrogate should be sure whereof she speaks, and had better stick to talking about her candidate, not the opponent. Unfortunately, Chelsea Clinton misrepresented Senator Sanders’ position, and her premiere performance on the stump backfired, producing a flood of political donations to Sanders. Here’s what she said: “Senator Sanders wants to dismantle Obamacare, dismantle the [Children’s Health Insurance Program], dismantle Medicare, and dismantle private insurance.” Whew! She would have us believe that the Vermont senator is a one-man wrecking crew, an enraged King Kong – or, to be modern about it, a mendacious Darth Vader – proposing “to go back to an era – before we had the Affordable Care Act – that would strip millions and millions and millions of people off their health insurance.”"

"While the ruling class may be good at foreclosing on middle class homes, giving closed door speeches to Goldman Sachs, and profiting off of climate catastrophe, they're not always so great at figuring out this whole politics thing. Their ego and undying faith in their own brilliance will never allow them to see what is so patently obvious to all of us: no one outside of your tiny enclave wants you. And your candidacies will only enable and inflame the exact populist movement you are so desperate to quash. Prepare to see many more billionaire tears in the days to come."

"To state it simply: [[Bernie Sanders|[Bernie] Sanders]] is a revolutionary and Warren is a reformer... [[Elizabeth Warren|[Elizabeth] Warren]] has been unequivocal that she is a capitalist and believes in markets. She identifies this as the most significant ideological split between her and Sanders."

"Sanders’ message of political revolution lands with a thud among those who are comfortable. Warren, Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and “not sure” all outperform Sanders among those earning more than $100,000... It makes sense, though, that those who have struggled the most under our system would be the most receptive to revolutionary change. Why maintain the rules of the current order when those rules have made your life a struggle?"

"The one overlap between Sanders and Warren is their relative appeal to young people. This stands in contrast to Biden, for whom the greatest predictor of support is age. The older you are, the more likely you are to be ridin’ with Biden. This suggests that the progressive tussle between Warren and Sanders is about more than a competition for Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) endorsement; it’s really about the future of the party... Already, progressives are setting the pace for new and popular policy ideas. Reformer, or revolutionary? The policies may be similar, but the results could be dramatically different."

"Polls show 70 percent of Americans support Medicare-for-all, 74 percent support a wealth tax such as the one proposed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed 70 percent marginal tax rate finds comfortable majority support. But … socialism! Surely not..."

"[[Donald Trump|[Donald] Trump]] would have us believe that these are our only two choices: We can either have smash-and-grab capitalism, where so many hands in the cookie jar has resulted in so many government scandals, and where the top 1 percent have more wealth than the bottom 90 percent, or we can have what’s happening in Venezuela, where the economy has collapsed and humanitarian and political crises have ensued..."

"Trump's dig on socialism means he's scared, [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|[Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez]] said after his speech. What really scares the pro-plutocrats on both sides of the political aisle about her, Sanders and other democratic socialists is that they have become messengers for a compelling message with an actual vision — the simple idea that it's up to government to intervene and equalize the playing field between the capital that owns the politicians, the system and the rewards, and the general public toiling to provide those rewards."

"Everybody deserves to live a life of dignity, with their bare-minimum needs met in... 'the richest society in history of the world.' It’s an idea whose time has come..."

"We really are watching the utter destruction of even assemblance of commitment to the 'international rules based order'. This has collapsed completely in real time. [...] I really do think, and there has been lots of things that you can point to, but in the modern era it really starts to come unglued with the Iraq war and the bullshit pretext we used to go in. It's no accident that [[Vladimir Putin |[Vladimir] Putin]] pointed to the Iraq war and what we did there as his excuse for why it's okay for him to do what he does. [[Benjamin Netanyahu |[Benjamin] Netanyahu]] uses the Iraq war and the toll that took on civilians as his excuse to do what he is doing in Gaza. [...] I'm not going to deny there were horrors that we committed during the Iraq war [...] [but] it really does pale in comparison to what is unfolding in Gaza right now. But we started this started this unraveling in the modern era with the Iraq war and now we have just seen a complete disillusion of even the ability to have a pretext of commitment to these supposed higher values. Is an extraordinary and horrifying thing to watch in real time."

"The right to information and right to freedom of expression are fundamental human rights and we'll stand by and defend those values... Knowledge is so fundamental to allowing us to make decisions that empower and fulfil us as individuals... The internet is increasingly a highly commercialised place where privacy is illusory, where platforms and information tend to be highly concentrated, where information is algorithmically presented to you with tremendous bias based on what it is you looked at last. The internet is no longer a free and open space.... Wikipedia is one of the remaining free and open spaces on the internet... What we stand for is not just Wikipedia, but the open ecosystem of free information across the world. The need for us to create information. The need for inquiry. The need for sharing. The need for transparency and accountability. The need for presentation and celebration of languages and cultures... If governments try to get us to take information down, we don't..."

"We realised a few years back that of all the biographies on English Wikipedia, only 16 per cent were about women. That's out of more than 1.3 million biographies. So that in and of itself is an opportunity to think about how we write in the remaining 34 per cent [of the female population]... We forget how valuable knowledge is to the development and furthering of our society. Accuracy of information, continued inquiry, this has always propelled us forward. If we lose value and appreciation for that, then some of the other structures start to crumble."

"In a given month, I might fly to New York to meet with the about making its collection more accessible online to Wikipedia, then head to Tunisia to meet members of the Wikipedia community. A big reason why I spend so much time on road is that we support nearly 300 languages. We’re committed to the idea that Wikipedia should be this essential knowledge infrastructure for the world. ... I used to be really aggressive—walk off the plane and go straight into meetings. Because we’re a nonprofit, we travel economy class everywhere; getting off a long flight can be tough.... If I need a nap, that’s OK. You have to be nice to yourself. ... One of the first things I do in a city is go for a run. It’s a great way to orient yourself—even if it’s just for a mile or two."

"Rather than replacing humans, A.I. is best used to support our capacity for creativity and discernment. Wikipedia is creating A.I. that will flag potentially problematic edits — like a prankster vandalizing a celebrity’s page — to a human who can then step in. The system can also help our volunteer editors evaluate a newly created page or suggest superb pages for featuring. In short, A.I. that is deployed by and for humans can improve the experience of both people consuming information and those producing it... We must defend a web that is free and unfettered, and improve connections that allow creativity and collaboration."

"Women are just as competent in technology as men; it’s just that we’re not socialized to believe so... On English Wikipedia, for example, 18 percent of our biographies are about women... One of the reasons for the imbalance... is that men outnumber women roughly 9 to 1 among the site’s unpaid contributors... Another part of the problem is that if you actually look at representation of women in the broader public sphere, Wikipedia is a tertiary source... It requires secondary sources for an article to exist, which means that in order to write about a notable woman, you need to actually be able to find a newspaper article or a book or something that talks about her accomplishments and achievements. And we know that gender representation of women in all forms of media is actually not great. Women are less likely to be quoted in articles; women are less likely to be covered as the subjects of articles, even really notable women..."

"At the same time, women make up a majority of senior leadership at the Wikimedia Foundation — including the chief executive, chief operating, chief advancement, chief creative, and chief engagement officers as well as the vice president of human resources... we’re just willing to hire people who, perhaps when we first see their resume, are not necessarily the exact right fit for the job... If you believe that a bunch of amateur, volunteer, nonspecialists can write an encyclopedia and then have it be the fifth most popular website on the planet, then you also have to believe that there are talents that exist within society that may not match what we actually think a COO or a CTO should look like."

"Wikipedia’s content [is] freely licensed for reuse by anyone and that’s part of our mission: that every single person can share in free knowledge... We want people all over the world to use, share, add to, and remix Wikipedia. At the same time, we encourage companies who use Wikimedia’s content to give back in the spirit of sustainability."

"If our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge, then all knowledge has to be written by all people, which means that it has to represent all people... We really need to think about what kind of language we are using to talk about the value of free knowledge, because free knowledge is valuable to absolutely everyone and we want to make sure that we are communicating that in a way that resonates... If we have more women editing Wikipedia, do I expect more articles about women scientists and novelists? Absolutely... But do I expect more articles about things that are just of interest to anybody. Yeah, I expect that too."

"Diversity is baked into our vision statement: the sum of all knowledge, every single human being. And feminism is a foundational part of diversity: if we’re talking about every single human being, we need to be talking about every single human being, including women and non-binary people. So, not only is this part of my values, it’s absolutely part of the Foundation’s mission."

"The COVID-19 epidemic is something that makes clear our global human interconnectedness and the responsibility we have to one another. We don’t have precedent for its challenges, but we do know that our best response relies on the sort of global empathy, cooperation, and community building that sits at the heart of this organization."

"When it became clear that SARS-CoV-2, or simply, the latest coronavirus, was spreading globally and likely to become a pandemic, we took it seriously. Our responsibility is to keep Wikipedia online and available for the world, especially in moments of crisis. A world that is changing requires changing how we work."

"A month ago, we were planning for the future. Today, we still are — just a different future than any of us expected... At Wikimedia, we live by a mantra: everything that happens in the world happens on Wikipedia. And when things happen, the world looks our way."

"We operate Wikipedia as a public trust. Our vision statement says: “Imagine a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all human knowledge. That’s our commitment.” At best, this is an aspiration; in reality it is a beautiful, if slightly mad, ambition. But even knowing the challenges, we forge onwards because we believe in people — the contribution every human can make, and the things humanity can do together."

"We must work together to create a safe, inclusive culture, where everyone feels welcome, that their contributions are valued, and that their perspective matters."

"It’s a good thing to do the right thing today. It’s a better thing to recognize the people who did it yesterday, when it was hard."

"Churchill is my favorite example to use with western audiences about the nature of truth in popular histories. To millions, a liberating hero. To yet millions of others, oppressor and genocidaire."

"Holistic histories and analyses of power and influence are a threat to simplistic narratives and can be an accelerant for understanding, empathy, and justice."

"Ran without pain for the first time since quarantine! Yes, only a mile, and yes, it was very slow, and yes, I am woefully out of shape. But it was a run and it was glorious."

"In 8 hours I’ll put on a mask, leave my home, head to the airport, fly for 6 hours, quarantine for 14 days, and hopefully by mid-July I’ll be able to see my mom. I would not be going if there were not urgent family issues, but I won’t lie: I am afraid."

"Lowkey excited about all the innovation in videoconferencing. We went from standard-awful to Brady Bunch to multi-grid to Together in about 3 months. Keep it up."

"Why why why Manhattan are you all eating and drinking and walking around with no masks. Why."

"This election is the most important election of our lifetime, and potentially will determine how many lifetimes our children and their children have to come. Vote Climate."

"Big organizations do good work. So do small organizations working with specific communities. Often, they work together. Please support both for #Beirut"

"Love my bank's credit card declining donations to Lebanese charities. Super cool."

"Our 87-year-old neighbor has no power, so we’re storing his food on a freezer hooked to a generator. Our family friend is dying of pancreatic cancer and had to be transferred from home hospice, because he has no power. Hope your shareholders feel good about their dividends."

"Hey @EversourceCT! You made $909.1 million in profit last year. But Connecticut residents are going into night six without power in the middle of a pandemic. We all saw the hurricane coming for days - why didn’t you?"

"It’s easy to forget how much has changed during how dark these past four years have been. But to hear the Democratic candidate for the VP of the United States speak about structural racism from the convention podium is unprecedented."

"Go organize your communities. Mobilize. Vote."

"Yeah, this is 100% BS. California, the most fire-prone state in the country, contracts prisons to fight our deadly wildfires. When prisoners are released, their firefighting experience does not usually qualify them for salaried (unionized and pensioned!) work... Furthermore... it is our imprisoned fellow citizens who are at high risk of Covid-19 exposure. They're 40% of CA firefighters, and they’re fighting for basic preventative care... As I’ve said before, my much-bigger little brother is a firefighter in CA. He sits with the weight of 60lbs of gear and fear and frustration with the multitudinous ways his profession is our society’s last resort for everything from addiction to policing to climate change... It doesn’t work. We cannot stop our lands from burning by exploiting a burning injustice of our nation. We cannot douse our apathy by sending in the engines."

"I truly cannot wait to be sardined back on BART/MTA with all you stinky wonderful mouth breathers, my personal space is yours, read over my shoulder, I truly don't care, I love you all."

"Access to information is essential to healthy communities and should be treated as such... This becomes even more clear in times of global health crises when information can have life-changing consequences. All institutions, from governments to international health agencies, scientific bodies to Wikipedia, must do our part to ensure everyone has equitable and trusted access to knowledge about public health, regardless of where you live or the language you speak."

"If you look at 6 million articles in English, it sounds like an awful lot. But the number of potential notable things in the world, at least calculated by one Wikipedia editor, is above 100 million."

"In my experience, it is perfectly possible to have opinions and also produce valuable, fact-based information for the world."

"Disagreement is the essential friction that produces our best content"

"It’s never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too"

"Love you, SF. EMTs walking through Dolores Park handing out free, cozy cotton masks, without judgment, as everyone enjoys the sun (and enjoys their open containers and other things...)"

"Til that LBJ telling MLK to “make me do it” on civil rights is apocryphal. Funny, because I’ve definitely said that in my work at Wikimedia, though I was encouraging community activists to keep the pressure on for change at a movement level."

"When you meet Wikipedians from every corner of the globe, from every background imaginable, from grannies to 13-year-old students, from Kazakhstan to Uruguay to Korea, you are reminded of all the things that unite us, the ways in which our diversity enriches what we know... I leave knowing that one of the things that makes us human is our curiosity, and one of the things that is the record of our curiosity is our knowledge."

"(That incident) led Wikipedia to realize that we’d gone from being an experiment to really something that had an impact on the public discourse... That really set the stage for a close appreciation for Wikipedia editors for ‘What does it mean to hold the responsibility of not just being this public, free resource, but also perhaps the primary resources in many instances? We don’t always get it right, but by and large, as soon as something comes to the attention of the Wikipedia editing community or the public, editors are extremely responsive and are able to not only go in and lock that article down, but also to correct the record and make sure that it’s reverted to the most accurate and most recent form."

"In mid-March, Katherine Maher, the CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, sent an email to her organization outlining changes to mitigate stress, including: “If you need to dial back [work hours], that’s okay.” She also committed to paying contractors and hourly staff on the basis of their typical hours, regardless of their ability to work. When you make changes, be explicit that you are doing so to support the mental health of your employees, if that is the goal."

"The women behind Wikipedia believe it will continue to be a force for good, despite all they have weathered as its custodians. Maher sees Wikipedia as tasked with “ensuring that the general public has access to a baseline of context and information to be able to interpret the day’s events.” Right now, Americans have a general skepticism, not just of the media but of any kind of authority, she points out. Wikipedia, for all of the pedantry and nerd-outs that go on during late night edit-a-thons, isn’t pretentious. “It’s very open about the fact that it’s a best understanding of the world as we know it, and we make mistakes,” she says."

"Katherine Maher, the Wikimedia Foundation's CEO, will step down as of April 15, she tells Axios, leaving the nonprofit in a vastly stronger position than she found it when she joined in 2014.. Wikipedia is growing to become the most global and trusted source of knowledge in the world. Its base of active editors is rising, its number of women editors has increased by 30% just in the past year, and it has upgraded not only its website but also its app, which is now available for feature phones as well as smart phones... Financially, the Wikimedia Foundation now has an endowment of more than $90 million, and has doubled its annual budget to an estimated $140 million in 2021. It's hard to think of any other tech nonprofit that has been remotely as successful... One area that Wikimedia has been particularly successful is in garnering trust... Driving the trust: Maher is proud of her new Universal Code of Conduct, but also credits the diversity of Wikipedia's editors as a key ingredient creating trust in its content."

"I have heard that the business can start to control you. We have to be careful because life is short and we can’t just make it about the business."

"When you’re in LA, you can try everything."

"I grew up in Malibu and people hear that and they’re like, “You were some rich socialite.” I’m like, “How?” My dad is the pizza man, first of all. When I wanted enough money to go to the club or something crazy that night, I delivered pizzas. I had to work. I was in this circle and I grew up with these girls that were more financially fortunate or famous than me and my family. It was a very interesting dynamic, but none of that matters when you’re all true friends. Everybody’s got your back. You become friends with who you become friends with."

"Hence, the whole party girl club rat phase that I went through in my life. School wasn’t for me. Honestly, I felt uncomfortable and I didn’t have a clique. I was floating by friends with all the different groups. Maybe that’s the Gemini in me, but I didn’t have my thing in school. I wasn’t very good at school. I was terrible at math. Testing freaked me out. I dropped out. My last completed grade is ninth grade. We walked in one day and walked out and I was like, “I’m done.” I was in the club one night and DJ AM was deejaying. I literally saw the sky open and I was blown away by how he controlled the room and his energy made everybody else so happy. If you looked at him, he was joyous and it brought joy to me and everyone in the room."

"I knew from the time I could walk that I wanted to work. I wanted to be my own boss and do my own thing. You can get what you want if you act like there is no other option."

"Growing up in L.A., for me, was a lot different than you’d think. I was the daughter of a hardworking pizza man who ended up kickin’ it with the rich kids. I lived in Malibu because we opened a D'Amore's pizza there. I'd make just enough money delivering pizzas so I could pay for gas and valet at the hottest clubs. I worked to party. I must have been fired from D'Amore's 100 times. But being the owner’s daughter had perks. And, of course, free pizza for life, so I never starved."

"My mother contracted the AIDS virus when I was very young by the doctors at the hospital. They gave her a precautionary blood transfusion and did not check the blood they gave her. It was a total fluke. I was lied to for 15 years about it. I always thought she died from toxic shock. I was very angry that my father lied to me, but I now understand that he just did not want the stigma of the disease to affect my friendships at school. As we all know, kids can be mean, and my father was trying to protect us. The stigma of this disease has always been something I'd like to help remove. Anyone at any time can contract this disease, gay, straight, a mom of four with no drug history. Anyone. Everyone needs to educate themselves on how to be protected and also about how to discuss this disease without adding to the stigma. It shaped my outlook on life by reminding me that life is so precious and can be very short. Live life to the fullest, but be smart and take care of yourself."

"I started DJ-ing about eight years ago. I used to hang in the DJ booth with DJ AM a lot and he really inspired me. I loved watching how happy he was while making other people so happy as he dropped each track. He really was my inspiration and my motivation. He was the one that told me I could do it. Paris actually hired me to DJ all of her record release parties around the world. This was before it was "cool" to be a chick DJ. We actually had a lot of fun."

"Yes, I was raised by my pops. I think it made me super strong, maybe too strong at times. I remember I was the only kid who didn't cry for their mommy at sleepovers. Which turned into not really needing anyone. Which made it hard to date me. Every guy always cried long before I ever did in a relationship. I'm so lucky I met someone who could handle me. My husband changed me for the better, but he loves me for the tough bitch I am. If he's not happy, even for a moment, I will totally cry."

"REAL women don’t bully other women."

"Ask your employees questions and ask for their opinions. Empower them to feel ownership. When they love what they do and how they're treated— you'll see results. I like working with people that can teach me something that benefits the business. People willing to do more than just what's required to get the job done."

"When the fan magazines started wanting to take pictures of me making sandwiches for my husband, I said no. You know there are tribes in Africa who believe that a camera steals a little part of your soul, and in a way I think that's true about living your private life in public. It takes something away from your relationships, it cheapens them."

"For every family in liberal San Francisco that went solar with SunRun in 2010, nearly eight families in more conservative Fresno made the switch to our solar power service."

"Please stop acting like you don’t know what this is. He murdered two people. And will walk free. You’ve never in your life heard of a POC that killed two people and got to walk free. #WhitePrivilege"

"Everything that I’ve heard of Q, I hope that this is real because it only means that America is getting stronger and better, and people are returning to conservative values"

"I was stuck in their cycle of poverty under their failed policies and I busted out, and glory to God, I am never going back and taking the same message of freedom to everybody."

"Madam Speaker, it is my duty under the U.S. Constitution to object to the counting of electoral votes of the state of Arizona. The members who stand here today and accept the results of this concentrated, coordinated, partisan effort by Democrats where every fraudulent vote cancels out the vote of an honest American has sided with the extremist left! The United States Congress needs to make an informed decision and that starts with this objection."

"We already see in Washington, D.C., you can’t petition your government, you’re an insurrectionist if you do that!"

"The truth is, they want borders wide open. It helped Democrats take over the entire state of California, and now we're seeing in New York, they're paying 15 grand to illegal immigrants. 15 grand because you came here illegally, you can't make this stuff up. We have to take our country back."

"Democrats want to teach our children to hate each other. This radical critical race theory brings division, not unity, it advances hate, not love, and puts a person’s skin as more important than the content of their character."

"Why is it that so many who cross the Clinton Crime Syndicate end up dead?"

"They illegally mailed out hundreds of thousands of ballots right in our faces."

"The church is supposed to direct the government. The government is not supposed to direct the church. That is not how our Founding Fathers intended it. And I am tired of this separation of church and state junk. It's not in the Constitution."

"We are addressed as 'MAGA extremists,' 'extreme MAGA Republicans,' and I would like to make just a clarification point: it's 'ULTRA-MAGA.' That's what we prefer."

"We need to get voter turnout. I think that all Republicans need to focus on ballot harvesting where it’s legal in Colorado. And, I mean, that’s something that we have to pay attention to or we’re going to continue to be in the mess that we’re in. Democrats chase ballots while we’re chasing voters. And so, I mean, we have to get in the game."

"Charlie Kirk was a doer of the word, a risktaker, a bold defender of truth. And, he has sown into the lives of millions. And, that harvest will produce 30, 60, and a 100-fold. Charlie, you have a legacy."

"President Trump decided to veto a completely non-controversial, bipartisan bill that passed both the House and Senate unanimously. Why? Because nothing says ‘America First’ like denying clean drinking water to 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado many of whom enthusiastically voted for him all three elections. I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retaliation for calling out corruption and demanding accountability Americans deserve leadership that puts people over politics."

"Why even be in Congress if you don’t believe in doing your job? Just quit and let someone who actually gives a damn do it instead of acting like a useless piece of furniture when babies are shot with AR15s that we let teen boys impulse buy before they can legally have a beer."

"“I have concerns about the treatment of January 6 hostages.”"

"So, yes President Biden is building pipelines for Putin."

"The American people deserve to know the truth, that Nancy Pelosi bears responsibility as the Speaker of the House for the tragedy that occurred on January 6th And it was only after Republicans started asking these questions that she refused to seat them."

"Yesterday’s unprecedented leak is an attempt to severely damage the Supreme Court. This clearly coordinated campaign to intimidate and obstruct the Justices of the United States Supreme Court, and its independence in our political system, from upholding the Constitution must immediately be investigated by the court."

"One down. Two to go [...] This is only the very beginning of addressing the pervasive rot of antisemitism that has destroyed the most ‘prestigious’ higher education institutions in America. This forced resignation of the president of Penn is the bare minimum of what is required."

"There’s a tremendous irony in the fact that Elise Stefanik is supposedly so upset about people saying Palestine will be free from the river to the sea, because Elise Stefanik supports the existence of one country which denies Palestinians basic rights between the river and the sea. And as for the idea that she has some great concern for Jews, as you said, she’s actually trafficked in the same “great replacement” theory that is what motivated the Pittsburgh shooter because of this insane idea that Jews are bringing in Black and Brown immigrants into the United States to replace white people. Elise Stefanik doesn’t actually care about Jews. What she believes in is ethnonationalism. She believes in a White Christian state in the United States. And she’s sympathetic to forces in Israel that believe in a Jewish supremacist state, because fundamentally she’s hostile to the basic principle that people should be treated equally under the law irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity. She’s hostile to it in Israel-Palestine. She’s hostile to it in the United States. That’s what motivates her."

"A new Republican Star is born"

"Of the three million job losses in South Africa as a result of Covid-19, two million were held by women. While the deck has always been stacked against women, Covid-19 exposes the staggering inequalities and barriers that women face in finding, and keeping, work. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, young women shouldered additional burdens from childcare and other household responsibilities. They had less time and money to look for work, and faced a greater threat of harassment even if they could get a job interview. Young women are also less likely to have some of the tangible attributes that significantly boost the chances of finding work, such as a matric or a driver’s licence. The impact of Covid-19 has exacerbated all of these challenges – with increased gender-based violence, missed educational opportunities and a precarious economic environment where women are hardest hit. Never has it felt truer that women need to work twice as hard to get half as far. It’s not just about equity – the evidence is clear about investing in women. Greater gender equality leads to better development outcomes, reducing income inequality and supporting economic resilience. Women’s increased economic participation leads to a higher spend on schooling for children, with important implications for growth in the long run."

"There are a few core principles of Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia, that I think are important starting points. It’s an online encyclopedia. It’s not trying to be anything else. It’s certainly not trying to be a traditional social media platform in any way. It has a structure that is led by volunteer editors. And as you may know, the foundation has no editorial control. This is very much a user-led community, which we support and enable. The lessons to learn from, not just with what we’re doing but how we continue to iterate and improve, start with this idea of radical transparency. Everything on Wikipedia is cited. It’s debated on our talk pages. So even when people may have different points of view, those debates are public and transparent, and in some cases really allow for the right kind of back and forth. I think that’s the need in such a polarized society — you have to make space for the back and forth. But how do you do that in a way that’s transparent and ultimately leads to a better product and better information?"

"Today, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation announced the appointment of Maryana Iskander as the organization’s new CEO. She is a globally recognized social entrepreneur and an expert in building cross-sector partnerships that combine innovative technology with community-led solutions to close opportunity gaps. As CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia and 12 other free knowledge projects, Maryana will champion the organization’s goal to ensure that people everywhere can access and share knowledge freely. She will formally begin on January 5, 2022 and report to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees."

"After over half a decade of working with Planned Parenthood as their Chief Operating Officer, Maryana fell in love and made the jump from the United States to the southernmost tip of Africa. Even though this love affair didn’t last, her love affair with South Africa did, and it ushered her into a career path that saw her working on solving the problems of youth unemployment in Africa, to her current position, leading the Wikimedia Foundation."

"Sometimes when you have choices that actually makes it harder. But when I knew that I had no choice but to survive. That is when my determination kicked in."

"I always say – let all your doubts happen before you commit. Once you’ve committed to pursuing something, don’t look back."

"The most successful entrepreneurs I know are optimistic. It's part of the job description."

"Talent is scarce and hard to keep."

"I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman."

"The girls who were unanimously considered beautiful often rested on their beauty alone. I felt I had to do things, to be intelligent and develop a personality in order to be seen as attractive. By the time I realized maybe I wasn't plain and might even possibly be pretty, I had already trained myself to be a little more interesting and informed."

"Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over."

"Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good."

"I've been working seriously in giving fashion a place that it deserves."

"I wanted to be an empowered woman, and I became an empowered woman. And now I want to empower every woman. And I do it through my clothes, I do it through my words, I do it through my money, I do it through everything."

"If you’re not making some notable mistakes along the way, you’re certainly not taking enough business and career chances."

"Uncertainty is even more stressful than the certainty of pain. Get clear on where you stand financially, and make that plan. That's financial self-care."

"I always saw the best reporters as ones you hardly ever saw other than when they were back in the newsroom, writing their stories."

"I just think, our core values as Democrats, we’re pretty much on the same page. We want to make sure that people have opportunities to do better."

"I believe in being a team player, and you may have disagreements at practice,” she said. “But when you’re out there playing the game, you better all come together."

"If there's any success that I've had, it is a direct reflection of the people I work with. We have a very smart team and an extremely hardworking team, both here in Washington and back in Illinois."

"By fighting for the core Democratic values that unite us while holding President Trump accountable next year, we will achieve a strong, diverse and lasting Democratic majority"

"As Democrats, our strength has always come from our diversity and, if we win in November, I intend to run for Assistant Democratic Leader with a focus on protecting a new Democratic majority beyond the 2020 cycle so we can deliver bold change for the American people"

"My vision for this role will be to engage the entire Caucus to support one another, but particularly our new and most vulnerable members"

"And they asked if I would be willing to work on that, but it was much too big a job for me to do by myself. And the other women I had worked with had young children, including Elaine, Barbara Wade, Anne Kirby (ph). I mean, there were a number of them and I said we can work on this"

"“I think if there have been fewer women than men in computing, it’s because they’ve been discouraged back at the education level from majoring in math, or engineering, or computer science.”"

"“Go after it! Don’t be afraid to major in something in college that will lead you to this.”"

"It really amazed me that these men were programmers because I thought it was women’s work!"

"You’ll get knocked down over and over and over again, and you get back up."

"This is what happens when you work to change things, and first they think you're crazy, then they fight you, and then all of a sudden you change the world."

"I know that we made mistakes."

"The wonderful thing about the way I was raised is that no one ever told me that I couldn’t do those things."

"I have done something, and we have done something, that has changed people’s lives. I would much rather live a life of purpose than one in which I might have other things but not that."

"That moment is when you find what you were born to do. For me, I reached the point where I was spending all my time doing this anyway, and I was wasting my parents’ money on courses I wasn’t going to. So I had that moment where I was very clear: This is what I wanted to do with my life."

"When people say, ‘I want to start a business,’ my question is always, ‘Why?’ Because there’s got to be a mission — there’s got to be a reason you’re doing it so that no matter how hard it is, you want to keep doing it over and over and over again, because you love it."

"When you find what you love, you do it. That’s it."

"“ would say three things: Find what you love, and don’t let it go no matter what. I would say Winston Churchill really knew what he was talking about when he said, ‘Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never ….’ And I would say that I am living proof that it’s true that if you can imagine it, you can achieve it."

"Not every strong American woman is a liberal. How do I know that? I know that from going across the state, from seeing all of you, from seeing your work, from knowing our values, that you're standing up for our kids, for their futures."

"Civics curriculum is an important part of an education that prepares students for lives of leadership and service, but allowing partisan groups like The New Georgia Project to advocate for liberal policies in the classroom is wrong. Schools fail to serve the best interests of their students when they promote a political agenda and push them into partisan activism rather than academic success."

"I realized the impact Google was going to have when I started using it in 1998 when it was just getting started. One day I couldn’t access the service and realized I couldn’t get my work done. I realized how Google could help people all over the world to find the information they needed."

"With YouTube, I remember our first hit was of two Chinese students in their dorm room singing (with roommate studying in the background). That was the first time I saw that anyone could become a creator and that people wanted to watch content from all types of creators."

"As a company that has long supported free expression, Google obviously stands by the right that employees have to voice, publish or tweet their opinions, but while people may have a right to express their beliefs in public, that does not mean companies cannot take action when women are subjected to comments that perpetuate negative stereotypes about them based on their gender"

"Susan was employee number sixteen at Google."

"I've never been a fan of a G-string, I only ever wore one out of necessity on the red carpet or on photoshoots. Although what I wore was so revealing, I'm not sure you could call it a thong, perhaps just a piece of string."

"Be grateful for the highs — and be grateful for the lows — 'cause it's in the lows where you learn."

"I am proud of the entire global team. We have been able to achieve much in the last three years and I am committed to the continued growth and expansion of Signature’s global network. We will continue to invest in our facilities and our people to be the industry-leading FBO chain. Our customers come first and everything that we do is guided by the philosophy of delivering the best possible service experience in a safe and efficient manner."

"From the get-go, we've had incredible interest in the site-development program. It’s incremental business..We’re very excited."

"We are pleased to welcome Maria to the board as we continue to execute our strategic plan and drive significant long-term value for General Mills shareholders"

"It costs nothing to make space for me. It costs nothing to cc me in. It costs nothing to empower other people to achieve their goals."

"I’m not a helper. I’m not an assistant. I’m not an optional part of the story. Sleeping Giants wouldn’t be what it is today without me."

"These bad actors have made a business out of publishing increasingly extreme and hateful content because it makes them money."

"What sets me and my organization apart is that we deeply understand how these business models work. And we have the time and patience to dismantle them, one piece at a time."

"” she said. “Just realize that when you come to UTA your education is just starting. The world is changing so quickly. Education is a forever commitment. It never stops.”"

"From that point on, my dad preached a mantra of 'Cash is king,' and that has always stuck with me."

"“I’m a really bad test taker and I ended up bombing the LSATs twice and I was not able to get into a law school,” she says."

"She did the next best thing, she says. She drove to Disney World in Florida and asked if she could play the role of Goofy."

"“You will be terrified, and it's OK that you don't know what the future holds. Some people will count you out because of the decision you've"

", "Happiness comes from within, not from external circumstances," encapsulates a powerful notion about the nature of true contentmen"

"I try to transition my energy into just having fun. In my experience, as a young black artist, you have to fulfill an archetype, or be a token —"

"When you take care of yourself, you're a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better."

". My son spends as much time with his dad as he does with me. ... When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who'"

"When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who’ve had good synergy, a lot of times they date, or they’re married, or there’s a friendship and a kinshi"

". “I do the best I can, which involves a lot of saying no to things, actually, and a lot of really organized scheduling and"

"We’ve built this amazing life for ourselves, and sometimes I feel like it can be a curse,” she said. “Sometimes, I feel like I’ve helped build something that can also be a burden. The haters, they’re so brutal sometimes. And I feel bad that I brought this element to our lives. It’s hard, it’s a struggle.”"

"“Now sometimes I just feel guilty about the other side of the coin, that we’ve created this life, not only a big responsibility, but it also can be very negative,” she added."

"“If you’re older and you’re letting that get in your way, simply look your best and put [your age] to the side,”"

"I hire many people that are older … and they have so much more wisdom.” Corcoran said. “There’s no circumstance that they run into that they haven’t seen before and have a solution for. So you take a lot less training, you have a lot more life experience and judgment.”"

"Just make sure you really dress up and look the part of somebody energized, ” she said. “That’s the way you should be conducting your interview — from a place of energy.”"

"The concept of being “too old” to revamp your professional life is “increasingly outdated.” She advises her clients over 40 to “emphasize the value of their accumulated experience and the importance of continuous learning and adaptability.” Simply put, there are a plethora of qualities unique to seasoned professionals that they can bank on. That aside, wearing an outfit that makes you look energized is arguably the most important part of showing vitality,"

"“I looked at the average interest rate of the last 50 years in America and it was almost 8%. And yet people relatively are seeing our current interest rates as a lot of money,” “They’re really not. [Interest rates] are simply average."

"They have peaked. Most people believe that,” Corcoran said. “But everyone is expecting the prices on mortgages to come down to 6% and maybe even lower than that.”"

"“Everyone will hear the call, and everyone will be out looking for a house again,”"

"“You’re much better off buying something now if you can,” Corcoran said, adding that this gives you a chip in the game compared to those attempting to wait out the market."

"If you have any way of getting the cash together and getting into the market… buy yourself a house.”"

"The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you’re in the pit together, are the best years of your life."

"Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct."

"My best successes came on the heels of failure."

"I have a theory and I really believe it. I think you’re worse weakness can become your greatest single strength"

"Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there."

"The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves."

"Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure"

"In business, you’re the chief salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand."

"Every time you push through failure there’s always a prize for you on the other side."

"Stop comparing yourself to everyone else around you."

"Forget about perfection; it doesn’t exist."

"Always choose attitude over experience. Always."

"It’s your game. Make up your own rules."

"A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people."

"The truth is you can teach any skill, but you cannot change a bad attitude."

"I consider rejection a lucky charm."

"All the best things that happened to me after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no."

"If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome."

"I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it’s a phantom chase."

"My best advice is to play up what you’re good at instead of sitting around criticizing yourself for all the things you don’t do well."

"Luck is a byproduct of hard work and good judgement."

"Just go for it. You don’t want to end up with regret."

"The hardest lessons to learn is that you’re more capable than you think you are."

"Some of the worst pitches are the people who talk all fancy who’ve been to business school."

"Leaders come in two flavors. Expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both."

"I built the business exactly the way my mother built and ran her family. I wanted a replication of the big, happy family I grew up in. I wanted happy people having fun."

"When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not."

"You don’t need an MBA to launch a business. You need street smarts and grit."

"If you’re minding someone else’s business, no one is minding yours."

"Your heart must always be in it. That’s part of an entrepreneurs DNA."

"Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business."

"You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump"

"The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head."

"When you think you’re failing, you feel like people are watching you. I found that nobody is watching and all they care about is themselves."

"Don’t be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It’s when you’re uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most."

"Good leaders are not born, they are people who try hard to be exceptional."

"Procrastination is the enemy of success and the guilt of not doing something always steals your energy."

"If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too."

"If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example."

"Play what you’ve got and don’t waste time worrying about what you don’t."

"Everyone recognizes and responds well to people who act like themselves. You don’t have to be fancy, you just have to be yourself."

"I had the opportunity to make like the coolest makeup line that I've always dreamed of. It's really my only passion. I learned a lot though and just have experienced things that people my age do not even know how to handle. I do feel like people don’t take me seriously as a businesswoman because of my age and my reputation. But I do think they’re starting to. I like to prove people wrong."

"I feel like I'm juggling a lot right now, but my main focus is my cosmetics line. There's so much I want to do that I can't really think about anything else. I want to take my time and work on each individual product until it's perfect. I don't want to rush into anything."

"thumb|Megan Smith official portraitI’m a woman in motion,” Megan Smith says. “I feel like I’m always moving.” Whether the Camelback Village Racquet & Health Club fitness director is teaching a class, training a client, maintaining equipment or leading meetings at Village Health Clubs & Spas’ flagship, she has her gym bag – which doubles as a work bag – in tow. “I use the club as a member as well. I go to yoga classes, I play tennis and I use the childcare [service],” she says of the “community-driven” club. “We want to be people’s third space. We want to be like that second home that they can come [to] and feel welcome.”"

"I'm a Tar Heel born and bred. It was always my dream to play at North Carolina, and to now be the head coach feels like I'm coming home," Smith Lyon said. "I deeply appreciate the trust and confidence that Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham, Senior Associate AD Vince Ille and the Board of Trustees are showing by hiring me to lead this group of talented young women and welcoming me to the Tar Heel coaching family."

"I also want to thank my coach and mentor, Donna J. Papa. I'm grateful for all that she has done for the Carolina Softball program at the University during her amazing career, and I am humbled to have the opportunity to build on the foundation she has created."

"Thank you also to the Marshall administration and the city of Huntington, West Virginia, for being so supportive of our program over the past five years. The student-athletes in Marshall's softball program have done amazing things – and they will continue to do amazing things.""

"I visited the campus and talked to the coach," "I know a lot of players on the team and felt it was the perfect fit for me. It is also close to home which I'm excited about."

"“I’m a Tar Heel born and bred," Smith Lyon said in a press release. "It was always my dream to play at North Carolina, and now to be head coach feels like I’m coming home.""

"“I love challenges. I’m a risk-taker,”"

"“I was always drawn to places that Black people don’t usually go,” the business executive and philanthropist wrote in her memoir, which was released in the fall."

"No, you were just the nice person who taught me how to play the Ice Castles theme. But in your book, you write about, for example, obsessively practicing your violin to the point where your mother was like,"

"“Horses are as important to America’s history as any living creature, including man,”"

"“These doors would open, and I said, ‘Why can’t I go through them?’”. “And I decided I was going to go through every door that came my way.”"

"“I think I was pissed off,” she says, nodding to her years “as the little woman behind the man.” She adds: “There was a lot of me left on the table.”"

"“Every time I drive to the Virginia hotel, I’m like, ‘I can’t believe I built this.’ I’m very proud of myself, but to see faces of color coming through the door is really terrific. I want to go out of my way to meet as many guests as possible, because I want them to also feel a sense of ownership here.”"

"“I go to my own house. I live on a 200-acre farm in Middleburg, and it’s the best. I can walk up to three miles and never leave the property. That’s my sanctuary.”"

"I've been through a lot," . "It's been a tough journey."

""I was young enough, and I really did believe him because I put him up on a pedestal. I really did. And I thought that everything he said was right, and I had to keep fighting through that. That's what upset me more than anything,"

"I tell this to many young girls: do not get involved in a relationship until you know who you are. I didn't know who I was. You know, I was planning my life as I was going along,""

"I'm a very powerful entrepreneur."

"“All my life I have traveled,”“When I was a concert violinist, I traveled the world and stayed in some of the finest hotels. And that has always stuck with me. I felt because I had such a rich background in traveling that I knew exactly what I wanted to do.”"

"“You don’t see people like us in the hotel business,” she notes. “I wanted to create a company that not only celebrated diversity, but I also wanted people to see diversity at the resorts, with everybody feeling welcome.”"

"“I really felt as though I could be a good leader and role model by building a company that celebrated diversity and bringing in a clientele that will continue to support us,”"

"I am creating content programming that is really separating us from all the other companies out there, and this is key,” she says. “I can create my own playground through the hospitality business. It’s not just putting heads in beds, but bringing heads to beds for a purpose. That experience is what Salamander is all about.”"

"“I don’t know when I’m going to feel totally comfortable with saying, Yes, I’m successful,” she says. “Every day I wake up and say, Okay, we’ve got to learn to take a risk here and take a risk there. Because I also understand I could lose it all tomorrow. It’s in learning to be vulnerable and true to yourself and really make sure that you’re safe in your space that you can continue to grow your company.”"

"I have the most beautiful farm in the world. I sit on almost 200 acres,” “I can walk the horses around. It’s just the most peaceful place in the world, and I love it.”"

"Objectivity has been the lodestar for journalism for a long time, and there’s a lot of legitimate reasons that people wanted to have a feeling of fairness and neutrality in the journalism that they’re reading."

"The debate around AI is too focused on whether AI is going to kill us or not. It’s like talking about flying cars and how we're going to regulate them when we haven't regulated the cars that are on the roads."

"We need positive visions of how all this technology gets deployed, because what we visualize is what we build."

"And what we imagine becomes what we build."

"Many people say they want to write a book but very few do it."

"It is always possible to do good and be good."

"Every vision is like a cornerstone, and together we’ve got a building, we have a model."

"You do good, you help others, and in the process you change the world, one good deed at a time."

"Awareness and education shape our tomorrow."

"work out, and I paint. I tell people to be creative and to think how to spend this time in a meaningful way – meaningful for ourselves and meaningful for our families."

"really believe that we’re entering a new mindset, where people understand what’s important, that our health is important, love is important, our family, being kind to one another. So there are a lot of treasures we can appreciate."

"for articles that are inspiring, that give tips and facts and hope, and connect people that are doing good things worldwide."

"It's not our site's goal to be a completely free-speech platform. We want to be a safe platform and we want to be a platform that also protects privacy at the same time."

"Women are a neglected resource. They are not sufficiently recognized and their full potential is not often developed"

"It is a great privilege to represent extremely thoughtful and informed individuals like you."

"You have listened when I’ve taken positions that may have seemed surprising or disappointing."

"Thank you for supporting me while I’ve challenged the status quo and questioned legislation that, though well intended, could have unintended consequences."

"We may not always agree, but I will always listen."

"I want to continue listening and fighting the good fights. Please vote for me on November 8th."

"During her 20 years of service to the people of Alaska, Ramona received numerous awards for outstanding service. A conservative Republican, Ramona believed that as a society, we are responsible for taking care of those who cannot take care of themselves. Ramona made sure everyone she encountered was treated with fairness and dignity. When Ramona gave you her word, you could 'take it to the bank.' Her word was her bond."

"She had compassion for those who called upon her with problems and fought tirelessly to protect the rights of those who were not able to fight alone. ... She played a major role in setting the direction and policy for the state of Alaska."

"She had the influence to do whatever she wanted to do."

"Very tough, very shrewd. Ramona never really paid much attention to party except when she was running (for election)."

"She believed she raised her kids and put the bread on the table."

"Raspberry Horntail, Hartigia cressoni (). One of the , a western species, injuring young shoots of , , , and . Bright yellow-and-black females appear in April and May to insert eggs with a curved point under epidermis of tender tips of host plants."

"Dogs sometimes disturb roses by burying their bones too near the roots, but in general rose thorns provide adequate self-protection."

"Our new headquarters were at the laboratory at , outside of , right next to 's . He was always going out alone on horseback by our building and I always just missed seeing him."

"Hand pick the s where you can and use bait. A barrier of lime on the soil around trees will keep snails away. s are named for their sooty black spore mass. They are important on grains and grasses, not too common on . Corn and onion smuts appear in backyard gardens."

"are tiny insects with rasping-sucking mouthparts, gradual metamorphosis. They feed by macerating surface layers of plant cells and sucking up the juices. They belong to the order Thysanoptera ..."

"In 1933, Dr. Westcott bought a garden in , as a laboratory. She described it as "equipped with all the common plant diseases." Home studies and experiments with plant problems led to a career as a plant doctor, and for many years, she tended gardens in the New York area. The first of her seven books,The Plant Doctor, published in 1937, was based on her experiences. She wrote on rose growing, plant diseases and pests. The Gardener's Bug Book appeared in 1946 and is undergoing its fifth revision. Dr. Westcott was a contributor to many publications. During World War II, she lectured on pest control for s. Dr. Westcott was known for her annual Rose Day Open Houses for hundreds of visitors at her gardens in Glen Ridge and, later, at her retirement home in Springvale in ."

"A little of this and a little of that and you mix it all together. But a whole lotta love has to go in it. If you don't have that, you have nothing at all."

"Keep busy. Put family first, but treat everybody like family. Save your money, but give the credit to a higher power."

"It's more of a life partnership… I don't own him. He doesn't own me. He has to be his own person first, and vice versa… Love is freedom."

"For every woman it's important that we recognize that we have the right to figure out what works for us personally. We don't have to do what everyone else is doing. If we are good, our family is going to be good."

"I really thought happiness had a lot to do with pleasure, and I realized that happiness is about peace."

"When you've walked through the darkness of your own heart and mind ... there is no shadow you fear."

"The ego will never fail to strangle the love out of one's heart if we allow it to take center stage in our relationships. Transferring our trust to our hearts from our egos is a painful process in learning HOW to love. BUT… through it all… when we finally get to the place where we can give and receive love in its most pure state… ego free… it is only ever… beauty."

"I've always believed a woman's superpower is how deep she can love, you know? And one of the things growing up in Baltimore, I grew up around a lot of Black women that didn't have, necessarily, resources to give, right? But they had their strength and they had their love to offer."

"You gotta trust who you're with, and at the end of the day, I'm not here to be anybody's watcher. I'm not his watcher. He's a grown man. I trust that the man that Will is is a man of integrity. HE's got all the freedom in the world, and as long as Will can look at himself in the mirror and be OK, I'm good."

"If you really want to know, I'm thankful for the Hollywood scrutiny, that that's my problem. There are mothers out there losing their sons, their husbands, their daughters. I'm blessed. So scrutinize me. I'll take that any day over what the majority of my people are dealing with on a daily basis. I dare not complain."

"A man can CHOOSE to belong to someone. And if he does...he is considered noble. A woman is told she MUST belong to someone or...she is not worthy."

"We mere mortal women are worthy simply because we exist!,"

"if we so CHOOSE to bond with someone from this space … we will erect monumental love and give birth to treasures."

"I think everybody's life is their own work of art and then we have many pieces within it. I have a lot of ideas around marriage and I think it can be one of the most powerful dynamics."

"You cannot make a cake with all sugar. In one lifetime, we've lived about 20...If I had to say what kind of art piece our union is, I would say it is a tapestry."

"so that's what I'm really playing with right now. And I love the juxtaposition of going from beauty to rough, the balance of both."

"Having the courage to be with all that we are, even in the face of the disappointment and the anger and resentment that comes with the breaking of the romantic idea around the feminine," she explained, "part of the freedom and part of the empowerment of women is being able to withstand that."

"I was particularly interested in attending this series of talks because I personally love hearing about the journey that successful business people have taken to get to the positions they’re in now."

"Being kind will be considered cool"

"Are you ready to go."

"Have you done your best."

"Remember kindness in business & in life"

"Being astute and positive"

"Access what makes you happy"

"“I am deeply committed to bringing underserved populations into the critical energy dialogue and promote energy efficiency as foundational to our energy futures. Women will play an important role in this effort as we continue to be leaders in energy education and awareness.”"

"Know what drives you, and if you truly believe you are on the right path, keep going. But stay open to the possibilities, even those that scare you."

"We’re looking for “Good People, Bad Asses.We want the baddest of the bad as it relates to your area of expertise, your knowledge, what you do well – but at the heart of that, we want good people; people who are humble and kind, no matter their title."

"Courage is a renewable resource. None of us is perfect. There are times when we fail to walk boldly into our destinies. But often, we get second chances, we must move forward with courage."

"“Who am I speaking for that I don’t speak to?”"

"I am a witness to the powerful impact of philanthropy and understand that these efforts, large and small, help move the needle for so many and can improve the trajectories of families and entire communities."

"“I am a hypersensitive introvert determined to do things that require vision and boldness. I do things that frighten me, and my anxiety is sometimes at 11.”"

"“There was no makeup that worked on my skin. Dark pancake made me look purple. It streaked. It was awful.”"

"“They wanted pretty girls; they didn't mention color. Three hundred girls applied, I was the only black chosen.""

"“I didn't mind playing maids, but the dialogue was ridiculous.”"

"“The timing was right in the early 1970's. Black women were getting better jobs, had more money to spend and were interested in their looks.”"

""Once ham, always a ham.”"

"Our skin is different from white skin. For one thing, there is a wider variety of skin colors among blacks. Do you know that we have undertones of browns, oranges, reds and golds—and even purple—in our skin? But never pink, which is the most common undertone in white skins and white makeup."

"Official Barbara Walden Cosmetics Website – Internet Archive"

"I know that if we all go out in this world looking at the possibilities of things instead of just the problems, our future will be a whole lot brighter.”"

"It seemed like no many how many lemons I squeezed, we would always sell out"

"The first time I sold it, I thought, ‘This is only going to be a one-time thing. I am going to do it once, get the money, donate some and then save some and then use the rest to buy this awesome toy that I wanted.’ I do not remember what it was!”"

"The more passionate you are about what you do, the more fun you will have while doing it and then also, the better you will do it, the easier it will be and the more successful your company will be"

"A lot of entrepreneurs think they have to do it all by themselves and when they are in times of trouble, they won’t ask for help. It is important to ask for help when you need it because there are people who support your mission and support what you do and so it is definitely important for you to go and ask them for help if you need it"

"Sometimes you have to get into that mindset and dream like a kid,put you into a better goal setting stage for your business.”"

"No matter what I’m doing, I’m in the people business. You do not become a CEO on your own"

"If you unite amazing people and achieve amazing results, eventually those above you will want to know the leader who enabled those results"

"When leaders invest holistically in people, that investment sends the message that “my leader cares."

"Life is about choices. I keep the end goal in mind and choose to live a life of balance."

"I remind myself that I have a bigger boss that I’m accountable to every minute of my life."

"If you want to accomplish your dream, the dream must stay consistent. You can’t go after a different dream every day"

"AFROTECH™ is such a mainstay in the Black community, in the Black tech community, I remember I went to some of the earliest conferences, and it was a time where I felt like I belong, where I could see leaders who I aspired to be like, and wanted to follow their journeys and their careers and learn from them. To be honored as a part of the 50 means so much"

"I definitely am surprised that I would be honored in this way, and among so many leaders I admire and respect… [I’m] grateful to be recognized for the work we’re doing at Praxis Labs and the impact we’re making. There is a lot more work to be done, but [I’m] grateful for the contribution to have made it to this list of 50 incredible leaders."

"I think this notion that systems and structures haven’t been set up equitably for everyone is definitely a part of those stories and those experiences"

"“I’ve always sought to think about how can technology be used at scale to overcome some of what we’ve seen has held so many in our community back, and really, all of us. I think this idea of how do you scale access, how do you scale opportunity, is something that is really inspiring to me."

"Some of our practice simulations that we just launched as part of Pivotal Practice are really focused on these critical kinds of power skills, things like asking open-ended questions, reframing, affirming… with your team daily can help people who may not typically feel included, that they belong, or feel seen, can help them feel like their contributions are valued, that their perspective is helpful, and that could be the difference or the unlock between arriving at the best solution or missing it completely"

"How do you hear people’s perspectives, respect them, and also align a team that may have differing perspectives? We have a whole suite on that, and how you practice that, and how you build confidence and comfort in navigating that, realigning the team and really driving towards collective outcomes"

"The work we’re doing is incredibly timely. It’s incredibly powerful. And with GenAI, we’re able to leverage faster development time. We’re able to leverage embedded measurement. We’re able to leverage personalized coaching and generated simulations to help people create space to practice, build those skills, and apply them in their daily life."

"“What we’re doing is valuable and helpful for everyone, but might have even better outcomes for those who maybe historically haven’t felt included, haven’t felt like they belong, haven’t felt like they have an opportunity to continue to grow and thrive at the same rate as their peers, and so this is, again, really powerful work we’re doing."

"For me, it’s how do we use technology to help us become even better humans, to help us be able to give feedback across differences, to navigate difficult conversations, to provide performance feedback and expectations with accountability and care in a way that actually serves us all better, that creates more value for everyone, doesn’t cause harm."

"We’re seeing our workplaces need that more than ever."

"Very much to this day, I’m often and almost always the youngest person in the room, in my early 40s, and the only woman. And the only reason why I’m not the only minority ... is because Sean is often in the room with me"

"Sean goes out of his way just to level-set the room. There are so many times where he will introduce me and say, ‘She is the president of Combs Enterprises,’ and the men in the room will say, ‘Are you going to get some coffee?’"

"“I look for information everywhere I go. I really believe that everybody has something to learn and something to teach. So I probably have less, like, formal relationships, whereas I’m seeking out information with every relationship that I encounter."

"I have something I call a clipboard effect. I used to be a party promoter in my 20s, and you could imagine if you’re a young woman and you’re going into nightclubs — I’m like 24 years old — and we used to do these big events, like a thousand people every week. It was something that — not for myself but for all the women that I worked with — I would say, ‘Carry a clipboard.’ And the way that you are carrying yourself to a certain degree — although it shouldn’t matter, is a little bit of a signal to say, ‘I’m here for work.’”"

"“And I have always mentally thought through — What is my theoretical clipboard? — in the conversations I’m having in every room to make it very clear the level of value I bring to the table."

"Were at a little bit of a period of urgency to make this change, so we need beyond mentorship. We need real sponsors. People who are going to put their own name on the line. People who are going to say, ‘Nope. I’m looking at this payroll distribution and I see that Kay is not making as much as John and Jake. That’s not right. We know how much she works; we need to level-set this"

"In over 20 years of working, there’s not that much that has changed. All that we can continue to do is loudly and proudly and unabashedly share the level of value that we bring to the table. There’s a lot of conversation around people understanding that there is a value to it. But when I speak to people, there’s a thought that diversity is some type of charitable activity. Its no"

"Your greatest counsel is your voice within. Some people say it’s your spirit talking, or your gut, or your intuition. Whatever you call that murmuring, it can quiet everyone around you and allow you to tap into your truth.”"

"“There’s nothing more bad*** than being who you are … I am a force of nature in fierce stilettos.”"

"Nobody knew what we were doing. Everybody’s making it up. It’s not called ‘innovation’: that’s the fancy word for ‘making s—up.’"

"Part of innovation is ‘fake it until you make it’. Keep trying things, but it’s not just random thing. I got receipts. I really do know what I am doing … it was partly taking things that I know, and then applying it to things that I didn’t know, and creating something new, some new magic. And having faith that this new recipe was gonna work. And not being afraid that there were some dips. That you can continue iterating on the idea."

"The message is always try to get to the widest audience … As we know, there are ‘niche’ audiences who also need attention—I mean, it’s music, right? It’s like a universal truth."

"You don’t need to be black in order to feel that moment in the ad. You’re with your friends—with Phil Collins! Air Drums! We’ve all been there. You don’t need to be a black woman in order to understand that moment. And that’s the gamble, is that’s the universal truth: We’re human first."

"We have abilities to do more than one thing. We’re complex human beings. I can wear a leather dress and still have an 8-year old and wipe up the eggs that are on her face. Because we can do it all, absolutely."

"The weight of making sure you don’t do anything wrong so that others can follow you. Holding the door open, and it is heavy. It is heavy. It’s heavy because it’s a burden. It’s heavy because of the expectation. It’s heavy because you can’t slip. You can never let the door flip. And if you do, it will shut tight, and then you’ll be on the outside and everyone else will be inside."

"I feel it really difficult to maneuver, because sometimes the things that are given freely, the assumptions that are made when you’re not a black woman—the assumption that, ‘Oh, yeah, you got it. You’ve done this before. Then you have to prove it again and again and again that you actually do know it, that’ you’ve done it, and it’s hard not to be mad about it."

"At the end of the day, you have to bring all of the work—the work that you’ve done that’s more in-depth, tighter, more brilliant than anybody else can bring. Because that’s the only way to ensure that you actually get the next shot, the next chance."

"I curse at home first. And then I go in calmly, [wearing] some kind of bright color to distract. ‘If you want a show, I’ll give you a show. And then you bring all the receipts and you bring the work. At the end of the day, you have to bring all of the work—the work that you’ve done that’s more in-depth, tighter, more brilliant than anybody else can bring. Because that’s the only way to ensure that you actually get the next shot, the next chance."

"First of all, let’s count the black women in C-suite positions in Silicon Valley. Do you know any? So an opportunity comes, I must take it. I must take it. Because first of all, I do have something to prove. I have to hold the door."

"The time spent with a lover is an ending in itself, not a prelude to a more desirable circumstance"

".I just feel that a man's appetite for plurality corresponds to their tremendous reproductive potential."

"It wasn't love. It wasn't romance. I don't know what to call it, but it was much more refreshing than fairy-tales and deceitfully implied suggestions of a future together"

"I realized something profound: love is it's own entity. It stands by itself or else I wouldn't have been able to remain in love without the man who inspired it."

"I wanted all that was due to me"

"She screenshot a picture from my personal Facebook page,"

"I didn't know her, didn't know personally. She was not a friend of mine.”"

"She used her state cell phone to send that picture to her colleagues on their state cell phones, telling them: ‘Look who this is. Look who her husband is. Her husband is Mark Robinson.”"

"“I was doing this way before anybody knew his name"

"We felt like we were being targeted from the beginning"

"Some of you may or may not be aware that my husband is the Lt. Governor of North Carolina and is currently running for governor of North Carolina"

"With that being said, my life has gotten extremely busy over the last few years and those obligations no longer allow me the time to be a sponsoring organization.”"

"You have to have someone who understands that both of you are working. If you are in an entrepreneurial business you are not working traditional business hours. You are working whatever hours the business dictates. Some people are married to individuals who want that hot meal on the table when they get home, the clothes ironed every morning and want you there just so they can look at you goo-goo eyed. That is not the life Howard and I live. We miss each other coming and going a lot of times. You have to have an individual or a partner who shares your perspective and understands the demands that are placed upon you."

"Some of the biggest discussions you have when you first get married and throughout your marriage is about money and inevitably somebody is a spender and somebody is a saver. When we first got married Howard was a musician, it was pretty easy for him to go out and buy a clarinet or a saxophone and I would be thinking with the money we were going to do something else with? Or he’d say, “I bought that big screen TV for the house.” We had to have a talk because he was not supposed make decisions like that independent of me. Both of our incomes contributed to the net of our household. So, if one of us wants to buy something that is a significant expenditure that is a discussion point. We also discussed something else. I said I did not want us to be absorbed in each other. We are two individuals, we work well together, but we don’t repeat each other. We both respect what each other is doing. We need time away from each other doing our own things and we need time together. We decided early on to take two trips a year. We took one family trip with the kids and one with just us. So much happens over the course of a year when you have three kids that are very close (in age) together. You spend your life running around getting them involved and engaging them, and it’s easy for you to get lost in them and not have any time for yourself. We made some very good decisions, and we put the issues on the table early so it was no surprise moving forward. It was plain, simple hard work and we did it together."

"For me, it meant as much to be with my kids when they were growing up as it does for me to be with Howard now that they’re grown. Every experience we had with our kids was a rare and rich learning experience. To me, the difference between success and failure for children has a lot to do with the extent of their exposure to things that are different, to things that they wouldn’t normally be accustomed to. So many children are limited by their environment and for us, it was worth it for us to invest in time away that allowed us to stay in hotels, that allowed us to go to the Smithsonian Institute and other places that provided teachable moments with our children. It was difficult when we had to get up in the mornings and get three little babies ready to go and take them to daycare and three different schools when they got older. We were clerk of the course on the swim team and then we had to go to the tennis matches. But you know what? It’s those exposures that made our childrens’ lives very rich and created moments they will never forget."

"You can’t go too far in one direction without balancing it on the other side. I might work until 10 o’clock at night all week long but when it’s a holiday we relax or we may decide we want to take off and spend a week or a weekend somewhere. Just as hard as you work you must relax and play and take time for yourself and your family. We had to balance what we did at home with work, a very active spiritual life and a very involved community life. I was on several boards. In fact I chaired the board of directors of Girls, Inc. for about 10 years while my kids were growing up. I’ve been very active in my sorority, Delta Sigma Theta. Now, while my kids were really young I did take some time off. I embargoed work with the sorority because it can be so intense. You cannot be a bench-warmer if you are a good committed person because somehow people find you and want you to chair something (LOL)."

"We had a very strong extended family to help us raise our children. I had a pretty intense corporate job and I was traveling all over the world when I worked for Holiday Inn. Howard’s job was anchored here. Plus, my mother and his mother lived here. In addition to that, when we had an opportunity to get together we took the kids with us and the grandmothers. We literally made it a family affair. It was a beautiful thing. Even for those who are married and don’t have strong extended family sometimes your friends don’t mind keeping the kids so you can have some me time."

"I used to run so much stuff. When I was in corporate I ran a department. When I’m at church I tend to be a leader. What I recognize is that men have this thing called EGO and they need to feel that they are not only desirable but they’re needed. I think the extent to which women are strategic and smart and savvy in how we make him feel those things is really important. So many times we feel we have to tell men how things are going to be done. Well that might be fine if it’s not someone that you intend to build a life with because if you really love somebody then you understand and get into their head and give them what they need to keep them strong and to pump their ego and to make sure they feel valued. Everybody has a desire to feel valued."

"Always let your man think an idea or a decision is his, but you know it was really yours (LOL)! Always make the man feel like he is the man. Some young women don’t understand the value of that. What I have come to realize is if you want something, plant a seed, pepper it with comments and let it grow. Then one day he’ll come to you with an idea that you knew was yours all along. Just say great idea! Where’d you get that from! If you’re smart, wise and mature you’ll understand. (LOL) That works in business too."

"I was often gone, but Howard never gave me any reason to doubt his loyalty and his commitment to me. I guess I would have been a little more scrutinizing and less secure in my position if he had. The foundation of any strong relationship, especially a marriage, is trust. The moment that trust is shaken by an indiscretion it would be very difficult to rebuild that trust again. I don’t have time to run a man down and try to figure out who he’s talking to. I’ve got too much to do."

"Howard and I have had issues where we disagreed but we never thought about one of us leaving. We’ve never even talked about that. I’m in this for life."

"All relationships require compromise. Howard is a traditional male and he very much believes I need to cook and I need to do this and that. Well, I also believe that if you get home first you need to start dinner and you need to put the dishes in the dishwasher (LOL)! Sometimes women have to work on molding that. Household duties have to be a shared responsibility in a busy household, but I make sure our home is the way he likes it. Howard doesn’t ask for much. He’s pretty easy. He likes a clean, organized house. He likes for me to be available to do things with him when it’s important to him. He would like for me to spend less time working and more time relaxing but it’s really hard for me to do that in the middle of so much stuff that I have on my plate. He loves to travel, and I love to travel. Howard is spontaneous so sometimes I try to surprise him with spontaneity and that works for us. It’s all about how you view it and when you realize that the end result is respect, admiration, love, a long term commitment and affection and all of those things that are wonderful about relationships---you don’t mind the compromise."

"Howard is a good husband and father. Around Thanksgiving, I mentioned that we had never been to Paris and suggested we go for New Year’s Eve. I don’t think I was even all that serious, but Howard got to work planning the trip and that’s where we brought our New Year’s in together. That was done out of love and I know it. I’m very blessed."

"Graduating with a massive amount of debt is especially detrimental in the teaching profession. With salaries the way they are, it can take 10-plus years of aggressive payment to eliminate that debt. The Apple Core Initiative offers a $3,000 scholarship to help offset costs for teacher candidates who may go into the areas where we need them the most, which are also the areas that pay the least. We’ve also created multiple paths to matriculate through the education major. We have all four years planned out — including study abroad — but we’ve made it flexible. Students who change their major or concentration need to be able to do that without slowing down."

"My sister figured that out second semester, senior year — after student teaching. That’s why I think we need a restructuring of the entire program, so they’re getting teaching experience from the very beginning and can see if it’s something they really, truly want to do. Now, I went through four years as a political science major, thinking I wanted to go to law school. But my sorority started a tutoring center in Hendley Homes, and a fourth-grader told me after he passed his first multiplication test all year, “Didn’t you say you want to be a lawyer?” I said, “Yes! I’m going to law school in a couple months!” He said, “You shouldn’t do that. You’d be a better a teacher."

"But then you run the risk of not being able to provide for a family for a number of years. I do see what you mean in terms of how college is structured versus how high school is structured. Maybe, though, we need to rethink how high school is structured. If we start there, when they get here maybe they’ll be ready to start down a career path."

"We’re the profession that makes all others. If a parent tells me they don’t want their child to go into teaching, I have to ask, “Why?” They give excuses about the money, about how hard teachers work, and it’s true, it’s not glamorous. But the benefits outweigh all the negatives. Seeing a student from 20 years ago tell you all the great things in their life — I spent 25 years in the classroom, elementary school and middle school, before transitioning to the College of Education at USC, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything."

"Being able to experience what you think you want to do as early as possible is critical."

"I’ve learned so much about leadership and how I show up as a leader. My most important work is to build stronger self-skills – to manage my emotions, be adaptive, and take accountability."

"I believe luck shouldn’t be the main contributing factor in one’s outcomes. I also believe that learning and development can be a tool to help everyone lead more inclusively, support more equitable outcomes, and drive more value for us all."

"It’s incredibly hard to be a people leader right now. The expectations of what leaders must navigate are higher–from navigating the socio-political conversations entering the workplace to the technological advances transforming how we work–it can feel like the goalposts keep changing and there are fewer resources to achieve more aggressive goals."

"It’s how do we use technology to help us become even better humans, to help us be able to give feedback across differences, to navigate difficult conversations, to provide performance feedback and expectations with accountability and care in a way that actually serves us all better, that creates more value for everyone, doesn’t cause harm."

"You can't play basketball by just watching a video in theory about passing and shooting—you have to do it. Learning these critical human skills is very similar. You have to do it in a simulated, experiential way that will truly translate to your ability in the moment when it matters."

"We have to connect at a real, personal level, beyond the transactional trust that I think we so often find in workplaces. We are so divided, and yet we have to learn to work with people who think differently than us and believe in different things than us, to achieve outcomes that hopefully better all of us."

"Try to work on something that has a purpose."

"We tried, we failed, but we learnt an incredibly important lesson"

"If you fail, you don’t die. Once you realise that, everything is possible."

"I knew very little about public companies at that point."

"I had analysts in on the first day and I could feel them thinking, 'Who is this person?' and I started wondering, 'Who is this person?"

"I don't even use that word because, first of all, that's what old people do."

"That's what you do after dinner."

"I just felt like it was time."

"Time for me, time for the company."

"You know how the world's changed over the last 16 years, and we've got a lot of amazing opportunities but they require very long-term choices and long-term plans"

"Although we won a Pulitzer Prize, we sold the paper to someone else for a dollar and then they broke it up and threw it away."

"The experience taught her a valuable lesson."

"I learnt then that you can fail and you don't die."

"over my dead body."

"Pearson will still behave as it has in the past, which is to review all the time what the best assets are."

"It will be careful in deciding how to handle it."

"It will not be religious about it."

"When I left Cambridge for what was then the top name in mergers and acquisitions in the City."

"I'd never heard of the glass ceiling, still less the concrete one."

"I'd studied what I wanted (philosophy and history) while ensuring I did the maths for arts students course."

"The pre fast track entrance week at a big American corporation and a research job in the House of ­Commons."

"I talked my way into a transfer on good expat terms to New York."

"There, shackled to a spreadsheet at midnight before an early morning flight to somewhere like Oklahoma."

"It dawned on me that being on call for difficult corporate finance clients day and night was family unfriendly."

"Nobody used that word, and I did not then have children but I had noticed there was only one female director in the entire department."

"I took a pay cut and went into newspapers."

"Much depends on what you call a top job."

"Someone like Chrissie Rucker of The White Company, who creates a successful chain of shops, doesn't have the power to shape law that a senior judge has but she may create jobs for hundreds and significant wealth, as we report on the opposite page."

"Well I think there are three dynamics that have really been at work at Pearson's this year and a few years before this that have changed our fortunes."

"The ubiquity of digital across Pearson, not only in how we make things, but how we sell them and how we deliver them to our customers."

"Another is the business mix."

"We are just far more focused on businesses that have a lot to do with each other, and that are consistent."

"We are a large education business and the FT and Penguin certainly play into that very nicely."

"Emerging markets, our exposure to emerging markets, emerging markets are now about 10% of all of Pearson's revenue and growing at more than 20% a year."

"Those are markets where we have not only great demographic characteristics but we can use our scale."

"We can take things that we've made in one country and move them to another country."

"All three of those pieces together have given us fundamentally different financial characteristics"

"It became quite apparent to me that if I did not begin to control my own destiny, I was going to have it changed about every five minutes. So I took the time, energy, and expense to start my own agency."

"I think blacks have a different acceptance of reality than white people. We're more realistic."

"It was during the days of the black revolution, and they wanted me to do a ‘foam-in’ demonstration in the streets, with women running down the streets waving hair spray cans. I said I would never do that."

"The only thing you could train for if you were a black girl in the South, rural, poor, was a teacher or hairdresser, and a nurse."

"You can only do it when you don’t know you can’t do it."

"I couldn't spell, which was a job handicap."

"There was never any reason for me to succeed. I had no business experience, I had no capital, I had absolutely nothing but a strong gut feeling that I had something to say in this business, and nobody was going to tell me how to do it."

"Nothing is more absurd. Power is sexless."

"We made it clear that we were different. We said that we would not take liquor and cigarettes, which was kind of an interesting position for a small [advertising] agency to come out with – starting out by saying who we weren’t interested in."

"When you buy inclusion and acceptance with conformity, the price bankrupts us spiritually. My greatest wealth is not financial. It is peace of mind."

"It was during the days of the black revolution."

"Your generation is coming of age at a time when women’s empowerment is also finally coming of age. By now it should be clear to you that life is not linear; it takes many twists and turns. And there is no corporate ladder, rather there is a corporate lattice for most women, and you must decide when you want to take the on-ramp back onto a career, or some other satisfying occupation, and when you want to move sideways rather than up. Empowerment is about having the choice to define for yourselves what your version of success looks like at any stage of your life"

"I live and breathe sustainability. Whatever I do, it needs to live. I don’t like the word charity"

"“I didn’t have a negative perception. I actually grew up associating it with fun. We didn’t have (Coke) every day, and so when we did, it was generally because company was coming over and we were all going to have a lot of fun,” says Kidero, smiling."

"“We once asked (at a workshop): what is your favorite memory of Coke, or any of our products? And I said: for me, it is when we were growing up, Coke came in glass and it would clink. And whenever we would hear that we would think, oh we are going to have a fun day today! That sound is still a very positive sound.”"

"“I believe Africa is special, even with all our challenges. Africa has given me my identity. Africa has given me my confidence. I have a huge extended family; that is how we are in Africa… Africa is in full Technicolor. If you go elsewhere, it is mute"

"We’ve been at it for a while. I would say it’s the engineering challenge of our generation. That is what’s taking it so long. To do it, and do it well, I think means two things. One, that safety is at the core of everything we do. And safety takes time. And secondly, we actually have to learn along the way. It’s like a process of discovery."

"What’s funny to me is when I think back to when I joined Waymo almost five years ago. And I remember thinking, “Oh, product market fit’s probably done. It’s ready to commercialize.” And I realize, no, you actually have to put the technology into the real world and that’s how you get it ready. That’s what we’ve been focused on doing, and learning, and receiving feedback from, now, riders in Phoenix."

"It’s something that I’ve had to relearn in my time at Waymo. I like using data to make decisions. And I think when you’re introducing a new technology, introducing a new business model, introducing consumers to an experience that’s never existed before, it’s really about getting comfortable knowing when you have enough data and also getting comfortable with your own gut. And so I say one of the things at Waymo that people get out of it is this reinforced sense of your own internal guide. That’s what I use a lot now because it’s pioneering. There isn’t a playbook. No one’s done it before. We’re figuring it out as we go along. It requires a lot of humility and a lot of openness around learning. And so I learn, I listen, I make a decision. If it’s not the right decision we pivot, and we keep going. And so really having the mindset that this is a learning journey."

"In a 50-square-mile territory, which is also the size of San Francisco, so I’m not going to concede that it’s tiny. Yes, it is a specific jurisdiction that we’re working in, but that’s the way to do it safely. Also, we have launched a trusted tester program in San Francisco. So now residents of San Francisco are having the chance to try out our service too."

"I think that’s one of the ways in which this is quite different. It’s not a one-and-done, and it’s also not, get the technology up to a certain point and now we’re ready to deploy it everywhere. Geographically, street lights are different, weather is different, there’s a lot about each domain that’s quite different. What you’ll see us do, and what you’ve seen us do now that we’re operating in two fairly different environments, that gives our tech stack the opportunity to learn. We’ve driven over 20 million miles on public roads, autonomously, across 25 cities. Over 20 billion miles in simulation, which is quite important. And so this is the way the Waymo Driver learns and all of that learning is shared across the fleet."

"I founded this organization as a result of recognizing the lack of prevention and recovery resources centered around women that looked like me."

"I was searching for a community to heal with, and there was nowhere for me to go."

"I consider myself a late bloomer in many elements of entrepreneurship."

"I’m constantly learning something new."

"The transition definitely wasn’t easy."

"Nothing in my background was remotely close to entrepreneurship or business management."

"I was a resident dance teacher for various schools in Baltimore City."

"I had zero business experience and no college degree."

"I had experience pushing myself, and I understand now that the grit, ambition and determination necessary to show up to ballet auditions prepared me for this journey."

"We facilitated a number of listening sessions and did customer discovery to find out what resources the community lacked and created programming and partnerships that filled in those gaps."

"I was given when getting set up on social media."

"I was able to pilot languages, images, captions and taglines that really helped me understand my audience and customer persona."

"Thank you so much for having me."

"I am the founder and CEO of Ballet After Dark."

"We are a nonprofit organization based in Baltimore City, that provides trauma informed program somatic interventions."

"Our other programs focus on engagement, exposure, and art enhancement and appreciation."

"We do believe that allowing for survivors to be reintroduced to some type of routine really, really complements their healing journey."

"So that's why we wanted to make sure that when we were developing our programing, we had a variety for them to choose from."

"Putting power back into their hands and letting us know how they want to heal."

"We've created, a few different ways for us to, connect with community."

"Some of it is through strategic referral partnerships that we've built with charter schools, other victim service organizations."

"They focus on survivor justice and also just through creative word of mouth advertising."

"It was when I really started understanding that in order for me to receive corrections while I'm in the studio."

"I have to develop a sense of comfort."

"I had about allowing people into my personal space, I had to let that go."

"I was paying attention to how I was feeling and how I was changing emotionally when I was in the studio."

"I was noticing how it didn't feel like a chore."

"I think one of the biggest challenges that survivors face is identifying as a survivor."

"A lot of the trauma we endure is conditioned to be treated as either a rite of passage."

"I would probably say instead of dissecting whether or not you, as an individual, would be considered a survivor."

"You have to kind of separate yourself from it."

"You have to take into account every element that went into this traumatic situation and you have to break it down."

"I like to think that healing requires an innovative and holistic approach."

"I like what we provide should be done in conjunction with your traditional mental health care."

"The key to my parties is the small tables That way people do not have to talk only to the people on their right or left. They can talk to the whole table."

"I was never interested in real estate; I was just interested in New York."

"I called many buildings and they said, ‘We would never take a Vanderbilt or an Astor — they’re the 1880s, and we’re the 1620s."

"I became a success almost overnight because I really made a study of the establishment to figure out how to outwit them."

"I only wanted a girl and I only wanted her born on Sunday and I wanted her to be a Taurus, not Gemini."

"“I really considered marriage a very boring thing I mean, I don’t think companionship is that marvelous. I never feel lonely."

"There are many people with family members who live on both sides."

"I’ve led this life for over 45 years, and it’s all a state of mind."

"Family means everything. After years of moving around, being able to come home and tap into the tremendous support system was great. My friends have allowed me to connect in a way that has been life changing. They have provided a safe haven from everyday pressures."

"I'd likely be a tenured professor somewhere teaching either creative writing or history. I would also like to become fluent again in French. In my spare time, I'd make beautiful stained glass pieces. I have toyed with pursuing this after I retire. For now, I am very content to have returned to my "sweet spot," which most definitely is manufacturing. I have found my dream job at Boeing."

"I brag a great deal about Cleveland! It is my hometown and will always have my heart. People have teased me, saying Cleveland is not a top destination. I quote publications like Fodor's, Travel and Leisure and the New York Times, who famously stated that Cleveland is "a comeback fueled by art, culture and King James." I also add the quality of our people to the dialog."

"I had a great childhood. I grew up in Cleveland with my dad, mom and two sisters. My dad made dentures for a living and my mom worked for 31 years at Ford Motor Co.'s engine plant in Brook Park. Both had a tremendous work ethic and instilled in us the importance of striving for excellence through performance."Anything worth doing is worth doing well" was one of mom's constant reminders."

"As a child, reading at the library opened my mind to a world beyond what was in front of me. My parents kept me focused on my studies. Today, for whatever reason, the responsibility to educate has been, in large part, abdicated to the schools. So it's more important than ever to ensure the school curriculum is robust.All across America we must go into the neighborhoods and schools and mentor these young men and women. This is part of what I loved about my time in Cleveland--I partnered with many organizations and business leaders who are passionate about helping our kids.My advice for young students is to go the extra mile. Libraries remain wonderful sanctuaries for furthering knowledge. Find out what resources your schools offer. Work with your school guidance counselors, as I did. If you have a mentor, be proactive and thoughtful in how you use the time you are given. Own the relationship and be sure to speak up if you're not getting what you need from the mentoring association."

"My education unlocked opportunities and gave me confidence to compete. But it still wasn't easy selecting a career. I first studied chemical engineering, and then I switched to a different curriculum because I thought I wanted to become an attorney. Ironically, the career path I ultimately chose is heavily engineering focused.In my mentoring relationships and as a parent, I am candid about my less-than- direct path. We need to instill an appreciation for education in the next generation of workers. We need to ensure it is quality education that is accessible and affordable. My business focus is STEM education. Boeing has abundant amounts of talent.In an ode to "Girl Power," I have never seen so many wickedly brilliant, accomplished female STEM colleagues! Even so, there is a need to continue nurturing the internal and external pipeline so that we continue to grow and can confidently pass the baton when others move on. As I transition to this new role, I have made this a priority."

"The lack of diversity on corporate boards, in CEO roles and on corporate executive councils is a well-documented issue across America. I visited Iceland recently and learned that Scandinavian countries such as Norway have adopted laws aimed at achieving gender parity by mandating a required percentage of females (40 percent) on corporate boards. A possible solution would be to expand that requirement to include people of color and to make it a law in the United States, but the reality is this likely will not occur in the United States.This means leadership at the top has to champion diversity and take the necessary actions to place talented leaders in the top jobs. In many cases, the diverse talent is there; it's the access for this talent to these roles that is not.I can definitively say that Boeing is walking the talk. As with anything, there is more work to be done and this is recognized. I am a member of the executive council for Boeing Defense, Space & Security and I am not the lone diverse council member. It was gratifying to join a leadership team and see the progress Boeing has already made in regards to diversity. This company is serious about that mission and recognizes the impact diverse leaders can have."

"I am introverted by nature, so I suppose some people might perceive me as reserved. But the social interactions, speaking engagements and other requirements of my work forced me to overcome my natural tendencies.Mutual respect is at the heart of my management style. I have found that fundamentally, we all want the same things. I build teams that I can trust, and work at being fair, transparent and a receptive leader. I deliver on my promises to employees, and I make it a point to give my very best to my team each day. I expect the same in return."

"Funny you should ask. I yelled as a driver cut me off this morning on I-64E in St. Louis, and it felt good.I am a passionate person and I am human, so yes, I have yelled over the course of my lifetime. In business, in my leadership role, I do not. This doesn't mean I've not been angry or that I've not had candid, open and honest dialogue that has led to some tough conversations over the course of my career. Sometimes people and situations can take you there."

"When leading and influencing, I have found the best way is through effective communication. Yelling is ultimately counterproductive, destroys the ability to effectively engage and is not my management style."

"When I pursued what interested me, the earlier confusion in trying to figure out what I was going to be when I grew up disappeared. My mom encouraged me to take my first manufacturing job with Ford in Avon Lake, where I supervised 55 hourly employees on the engine truck assembly line. I was the only female supervisor in my organization and of course there was pressure to perform. Sometimes it was downright uncomfortable."

"I had a strong constitution and a stubbornness, which enabled me to hang in there and when needed to fight back. I also had terrific sponsors and mentors who provided an outlet. My dad used to say to me that if I wanted to "play with the big dogs," I needed to come off the porch and get into the fray."

"I had to learn my craft and prove I could equal or -- in many cases -- outperform my male counterparts. So that's what I did. When I left Ford after 15 years, I joined Alcoa as the first female and first person of color to hold the top job at Cleveland Works since its inception in 1917."

"For men, showing up for this type of role is usually enough to gain approval. In my case, I need to demonstrate I can execute. The experience and qualifications listed on my resume is enough to get me in the door, but I still have to show I can actually do the job, add value and be a credible resource. There is no victim mentality here at all, it just is what it is, and *I do not allow myself to get hung up on it."

"Manufacturing is the lifeblood of the United States. We gave up a lot of our power when we stopped making things. We must continue working on bringing the sexy back to manufacturing, and I have joined this crusade. Just because there aren't thousands of steelworkers in Cleveland today does not mean the craft is dying or dead. What we think of traditionally as manufacturing jobs has been redefined. The jobs our parents' generation had no longer exist. Products are more sophisticated, and the skill set required to make them is different. We have to get people behind the doors of manufacturing so that they are exposed to the many opportunities such a career presents. I was amazed to learn how many people in Cleveland had never heard of Alcoa and that it has produced products in the Harvard Avenue location since 1917! Some might be surprised to learn that Ohio is Boeing's largest supplier. In 2014, we worked with more than 300 businesses in the state, and our supplier/vendor purchases totaled $11.4 billion, supporting an estimated 385,000 direct and indirect jobs in Ohio."

"It's both humbling and a privilege. I was in Arizona just a short time ago viewing some of the products we make. When entering the facility and speaking with our shop floor colleagues, it is obvious how much pride they feel and the care they take building the military airplanes and other products that the men and women in our armed forces depend on to stay safe. I also feel that sense of pride. Numerous Boeing employees are veterans, so they have a kinship with those who serve and their families. Quality is paramount to everything we build. When you think about space and such things as satellites, we have one chance to get it exactly right."

"As with any great story, it is a long one, but it truly began with the question."

"My husband and I have both been serial entrepreneurs in the past and although we have both seen success in the corporate world."

"I was always a social drinker however, with many spirts."

"I am a pancreatic cancer survivor, I would have to limit my consumption. *Many spirits can spike my blood sugar and my body just does not respond well to it."

"I attribute my success to my mindset."

"My mindset has been the one determining factor in many challenging times in my life."

"I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 15 years ago"

"I decided that I would not give in to the mindset that my life was over, even though pancreatic cancer was is a cancer that has no cure."

"I was a single mother to an eight year old daughter, and she needed me."

"I was advised that I would need a Whipple procedure surgery, I had faith that I would be okay."

"I decided then, that I would wake up from the surgery and that I would survive for my daughter."

"When we launched in 2018, I became the first African American woman to own and lead a tequila brand."

"Anything I’ve gone after, I’ve gotten."

"It’s because of that positive mindset."

"I have an intense faith in myself and what I can do."

"You can do anything."

"A lot of times, when I tell my story, I tear up because it brings a lot of those memories back."

"I hope in my speaking and being a part of the pancreatic cancer network that I’m giving hope and awareness to those who feel that they don’t have that."

"I remember driving to work on Halloween, and my teeth began chattering uncontrollably."

"My coworker called an ambulance for me and, when I arrived at the hospital, I had a 106 degree fever."

"I left the hospital with three tubes in my stomach and unable to walk."

"I was on several medications."

"I needed to allow my body time to heal, and I needed to relearn my body."

"I never knew that there was a possibility that I was going to get pancreatic cancer."

"No one in my family has ever had it, but maybe there are some genetic markers.”"

"I became a lot more thoughtful about why I was in this job, and what power I have as a programmer and a gatekeeper."

"For me, and for a lot of people, the world changed with Trayvon Martin."

"I’m kind of all or nothing."

"I might go hard for a few months, and then I’ll have a week where you can’t find me. I’m in the wind."

"The thing I realized on my time off is that I’m an innately curious person."

"I have a lot of hobbies."

"I was taking banjo lessons a few years ago."

"I really want to go back to the banjo."

"We want to be a reflection of the culture as we see it, but also move culture."

"You want to feel like what you’re doing is making an impact."

"This really feels like an opportunity to do something that’s going to be lasting and meaningful."

"The secret is there is no secret."

"I am very fortunate that I’ve been able to trust my instincts and not be too worried about the outcome."

"If there’s something that really connects with me emotionally and feels like it’s honest, I follow that feeling, and so far, it’s been working."

"If we’re going to fail, then let’s fail big."

"My journey as a Black women in Hollywood begins my senior year of high school."

"I met a woman named Sandra Dorsey Rice who worked for the Emma L. Bowen Foundation, which placed kids who are interested in media in careers."

"I started off as an intern at ABC Daytime because of Sandra Dorsey Rice."

"I started there on my first day of college and that’s really what put me on the path."

"I was always really interested in film and TV."

"I was a kid who was writing scripts in elementary school and always trying to do plays."

"I met Sandra I stalked her for the summer and I knew that she was going to be my ticket."

"I think the opportunities that streaming has created are really because of the audience."

"When you’re in a situation like we are in the business where you’re really trying to diversify your slate and make sure you have something for everyone."

"Instead of producing a few things that are just supposed to work broadly, the demands and the needs of audiences that want to see people and characters and stories that are reflective of their lives becomes more of a priority."

"Working in streaming there is just more of a global perspective and more of a demand for content for audiences of color."

"That’s when we can ensure a ‘full plate’ of opportunities to young talents in emerging economies and help eradicate poverty due to lack of job opportunities,"

"We have successfully trained and provided opportunities to over 10,000 students and entrepreneurs from Africa. We have also trained and primed 120 young adults to earn six-figure salaries in technology,”"

"The goal is to bring an authentic African hero into American pop culture. Having this kind of positive African image in mainstream culture is long overdue."

"highlight unsung heroes of the world community, highlight the uniqueness of every race, and celebrate diversity."

"We'll get that done on behalf of women, and it's a privilege in many ways to be a part of this effort to continue to advance and elevate women,""

"Being at the tournaments, meeting the players, listening and learning, feeling, touching, smelling the sport of tennis has been really valuable to me"

"One thing I've noticed in my short time is that there is this sense of community, and there is this sense of family within tennis as a sport, and certainly within the WTA, so that's been really lovely to experience and be a part of.""

"Women's sport is in a fantastic place. It's certainly on the rise. We've accomplished a lot within women's sports. I don't think it's a time; it's a moment, and I think that moment will continue and continue and continue. In fact, I don't think it's a moment. It's a movement that we're starting to experience in women's sport, and it's exciting to be a part of it.""

"“I have equity in EG, so I’ll always have some peripheral relationship But trying to make sure everyone’s stable, and that I’m not a blocker to anyone feeling empowered to go into the next stage of EG, is my priority."

"“I came in more macro, to turn around a back-end business that wasn’t working. And the infrastructure, the title diversification — putting the brand back on the road map, I think, has been done. And nothing has been done perfectly, but I’m proud of where we’ve come, versus where we were. And now, the name of the game is what’s the next evolution of revenue growth, revenue diversification and innovation, because I think the world knows just functioning and monetizing as an esports team today doesn’t work. So I’m super excited to pass the torch to my long-time right hand, our revenue brain."

"“I’m biased, but coming from a private equity mindset, I’ve always got downside risk and a P-and-L focus, sometimes to a fault And I think we’ve made changes over the past year and a half. We’ve been really thoughtful on how to face a poor market turn for our space for a while now. So we are actually strong in our partnership position"

"I definitely think I was naive to the realities of esports. Esports might be a smaller pond in the grand scheme of the universe, but our community is definitely engaged, and expects direct communication and access, and being a ‘public face’ — I’m using air quotes — in this space was not something I planned for, was not classically trained in. But it was a good learning opportunity, and I took the responsibility of being a public face seriously. For any public face in any business, there’s always criticisms, myself definitely not excluded from that. But it’s clear to me that me being a face in the space mattered positively to a lot of people, and that’s something I’m so grateful for.”"

"“Certainly not a factor. We — myself or EG — have still not received any actual complaints from Danny or his family around this. Danny even posted on Twitter himself that he did not feel mistreated and had a good experience. So I know that’s been a divide; I know people want an apology. But, as of now, I have nothing to apologize for.”"

"“Everything’s for sale, for the right price. This is a space that needs to think differently around structure. I’ll use 100 Thieves as a great example — they have diversified their revenue by building and buying components that are market decorrelated to esports but don’t cannibalize their core. There’s always opportunities; we’re always looking. Right now, I can say that the plan going forward will definitely be Chris and the board’s call, but I don’t think the open-mindedness to good opportunities will ever change.”"

"Wherever there is a struggle for social justice, Cheryl is there."

"Greatness can be born from anywhere in the world and is not geographically defined"

"My favourite social media platform is LinkedIn because it enables an unlimited supply of network connections and opportunities to meet interesting people worldwide."

"As we continue to work virtually, LinkedIn enables me to speak/attend international conferences live, is another channel to communicate EyeMail'"

"I am originally from Alabama but started my professional journey at NASA in logistics management."

"I had always embraced an entrepreneurial spirit, but I wasn't sure how or where to channel my energy for growth."

"I moved to Atlanta to start a career in the telecommunications industry."

"I made the leap to a full-time entrepreneur, and for more than 16 years, my focus has been a digital innovator and disruptor for marketing communications."

"As CEO and Founder of EyeMail Inc. I have developed multiple patent pending technologies within the digital video-in-email marketing space."

"EyeMail enables full video (up to 60 seconds) to automatically play in email and mobile, to increase customer engagement."

"I enjoy waking up every day and discovering new ways to build a better way to communicate."

"I am inspired by my journey as a trailblazer for innovation and to pave a path forward for the advancement of women in technology."

"As a Black female CEO, I am full of gratitude and have the opportunity every day to work with a global team of thought leaders to explore new ideas and make impactful change."

"Our goal in 2021 is to focus on inclusiveness and accessibility for all communities."

"The best advice I ever received is' feel the fear', which helps keep me pressing forward, and 'do your best the 1st time, and you will never have to worry if it was enough."

"Delivering excellence is part of my professional and personal brand."

"I am inspired by all the female founders before me, knowing that I can make an impact every day."

"Each step we take, big and small, counts in the journey."

"My story is still being written, and every day is a new day to look at things differently."

"My career started at NASA in the field of logistics."

"I was responsible for managing shuttle inventory levels, managing technical resources and project deliverables."

"I decided to diversify my skillset and moved to Atlanta to work in the telecommunications sector."

"I worked in infrastructure project management at Cingular Wireless and AT&T."

"I transitioned positions to work in the Office of Supplier Diversity."

"My role was to foster business relationships with women and diverse businesses to assist in help in making introductions and serving as a liaison for growth."

"Sometimes in life there are life altering events that help you reshape your perspective and career path."

"My life’s mission changed when I received news from my sister that our mom had suddenly passed away at home, alone at the age of 61."

"I remember the impact this pivotal moment of her passing had on the redefinition of my journey forward."

"I recognized the potential of email marketing in contrast to my previous endeavors when in 2004,"

"I realized we all can relate to the feeling of being inundated with inbox clutter and un-engaging messages."

"In efforts to understand how major fortune brands, non-profits and mid-tier businesses engage and connect with their audiences,"

"I signed up for email communications of over 150 brands."

"l soon discovered all of these brand communications had similarities in common."

"I did not feel special or engaged or inspired to take their next step."

"Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win."

"The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.Everyone wants to win but not everyone wants to prepare to win. preparing to win is where the determination that you will win, is made. Once the game or test or project is underway, it is too late to prepare to win. The actual game, test or projetc is just the end of a long process of getting ready, in which the outcome was really determined. So if you want to win, you must want to prepare to win. Once you prepare to win, winning is almost anti climatic."

"The key is not the will to win. Everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important."

"When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!”"

"In order to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them."

"The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win"

"I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation."

"Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one."

"I'm excited that we are evolving. I'm always open to change. Change doesn't always feel comfortable. I've gone through the whole light-skinned/dark-skinned thing back in the '90s. I've gone through the straight hair versus the kinky hair thing. I've gone through we've discovered that women who are dark-skinned are beautiful, too."

"Now we [still] may not be where we need to be. It's beyond diversity, it's inclusion. We don't just want to see us, we want to be in those writers' rooms, we want to be executive producers, we want to be showrunners. It's change that is constantly happening but we want to make sure that the change is for the better. That's the main obstacle that we'll have is sticking to change and making sure it’s for the better.”"

"There's still hurdles and barriers that we have to break down. But the fact that things are changing, I'm hopeful about. We're living in a different day and age now…"

"There are roles for Black women and Latina women. But versus the roles for the white women, we got a long way to go. Also, the problem begins with there are no things written for Black women"

"I'm in competition with everybody. The upside of that is that it gives me an opportunity to play a role that's not necessarily written for a Black woman"

"I always figured if the professional killed the spirit to do it at home, then I would never do it professionally, but luckily that didn’t happen."

"I’m being contacted by so many other women brewers across the country I didn’t know were out there.”"

"I was born in Germany and adopted by an American couple at 4 days old. I became a US citizen in 1972. My birth mother, Colette, is Irish, and my birth father is African-American—he was a GI serving in Germany at the time he met Colette, and she at the time was working for my parents as an au pair. And not being able to go home to her Irish-Catholic homeland pregnant, she gave me up, and I was lucky enough to be adopted by the Johnsons."

"The first batches were kits from the local homebrew store. They weren’t that great, mostly watery and phenolic, but we kept at it. … When my friends moved away to Delaware in 2000, I continued to brew on my own. The following year I entered the California State Fair homebrew competition in 2001 with American Amber and won first place."

"I brew between six and eight batches a year, having scaled back from previous years where I was a brewing machine—as many as 20. I brew on a three-tier, 10-gallon system."

"It’s been fairly positive. I’ve been lucky, as I started out with a good group of local brewers who encouraged me, sometimes unbeknownst to them, to excel in the hobby. My local competition consisted of Jamil Zainasheff, Mike Riddle, Mike McDole and Bud Tourville. … They often entered a competition with 30 to 40 homebrews. That was a lot compared to my three to five entries. It pushed me to exceed and branch out, brewing different styles so I could compete. Eventually, I gave up the philosophy of brewing against them and began brewing for myself, for the challenges of the different styles presented. …"

"I will tell you what made me a better brewer. I no longer drink when I brew. I stopped many years ago. I was ending up with too many undrinkable brews. Not being buzzed can be the difference between making delicious Amarillo Pale Ale or Amarillo Pale Ale with cinnamon."

"In my opinion, lack of exposure. And you won’t just find it in the craft beer industry—it’s noticeable in the food and beverage industry as a whole. Craft beer is a focused product that appeals to beer connoisseurs, and if all your local corner mart carries is mass-marketed beer, then that’s what you know. In general, there is not that much interest in craft beer by minorities because it costs more. If you’re not going to buy it and try it, how can you be interested in making it? The craft brewing industry doesn’t cater to minorities like the big guys do, and I’m not convinced they really care to because of their bottom line. …"

"I wholeheartedly feel the product should speak for itself no matter who brews it."

"I have been in business for a long time, I have great experience, and I know I am good at what I do, so how do I market myself? How do I get out there"

"I consider it a compliment that I am full of myself"

"Control your non-verbal language. What you say must be in alignment with what your body says and with your attitude."

"Highlight your strengths without hiding your weak points. Remember; no one is perfect, and your weaknesses—if you know them well and accept them—can play in your favor."

"Mental clarity. In order to communicate well, you need to have a clear mindset of what you want to communicate, and how."

"Identify your audience in order to know to whom you are selling."

"Be authentic, be you. Do not pretend to be anyone else."

"Believe in yourself; you are the product. If you won’t buy yourself, what makes you think others will?Always be positive and optimistic. A positive attitude always sells"

"It was probably one of the most demoralizing things I’ve ever gone through,” she told ESSENCE. “I wasn’t allowed to clear my desk, so the only item I was able to was a photo of my children. Seven years, gone just like that"

"I know it was a job and not something that happened in my personal life but it really affected me emotionally, you know? I’d spend 16-hour days working for the company so it was really dehumanizing being treated like that"

"I’ve learned how to be the leader I needed at that time I was working for my old job"

"And I’ve grown to understand that as an entrepreneur, difficult decisions are made every day that affects many people’s lives. But I advise other leaders to look at Elon for what NOT to do to employees. That was just cruel and unnecessary in its handling"

"Recognize that we all have unconscious biases, and remove anything that hinders collaboration and trust"

"We naturally gravitate toward people of similar minds, but we learn more from conversations with colleagues that take a devil’s advocate position"

"Ever since the evacuation of Americans of Japanese ancestry and Japanese along the Pacific Coast was proposed, I have pointed out that the issue was one of race and on that basis affected anyone who was physically distinguishable as ‘colored’"

"To visit evacuation [evacuated] neighborhoods and talk with neighbors of the ‘evil, treacherous, fifth column menaces’ who are being summarily moved away, who have been adjudged guilty without any trial at which to claim innocence was to acknowledge an event with all earmarks of a legalized community lynching."

"“Friends, this is how Hitler made little Nazis: by reaching the children and youth through stories and pictures, he taught them to fear and hate certain groups"

"Through friends and newspapers I have maintained a fairly close contact with the evacuee-victims of our lack of confidence in American education and government agencies. On Christmas Eve it was my pleasure to have as a houseguest an old friend who is teaching in the relocation center at Poston. I hasten to suggest that Mr. Leffingwell could find among the Japanese and Nisei internees some real characters whose story, recounted by him in picture, would set before his small readers an example of courage, sensitivity, forgiveness and humility such as would set his cartoon aside from the petty humdrum of its fellows."

"Americans of Chinese ancestry share in disproportionate measure the apprehension of other non-Whites with regard to the summary treatment of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Tightening of residential restrictions against them, for instance, in the neighborhood surrounding San Francisco’s ‘Chinatown’ gives basis for their fears."

"Joint hosts on the negroes’ invitation would be Nisei, American Indians and other Americans whose physical characteristics make them detectable. I have heard of no such observance during Brotherhood week."

"I’d say definitely yes. There, there are quite a few experiences that I would say shaped me first and foremost. I would say my family because within my family, we had so many different experiences and so many opportunities for informal learning that just deposited all kinds of skills and knowledge within me that I didn’t even know I would need later on in life."

"And then, augmenting that, I would say school because I always loved school. For formal and informal learning, school has always been a space that shaped me with different experiences."

"And church and my spiritual life — my relationship with God has always been very important to me and that has not only shaped me to be able to respond to the situations I found myself in at different times, but also has led me and guided me in certain directions."

"I would say that, before I even knew what computer science or electrical engineering, what those terms even meant — long before that, one of the very earliest moments or period of time that got me excited about technology, were the Apollo space missions."

"Those were going on when I was, when I was 9, 10, 11 years old, and I was just riveted by the TV whenever they would show that control room with all those computers and all those people sitting there monitoring and managing these space missions. And Apollo 11 — that was the thing. The first lunar landing was just amazing. And that got me very excited about technology."

"I did more of the pulling apart than putting together but yes, and my family was very patient with me and, in fact, encouraged me to take the things apart and figure out what was in there, and experiment and explore."

"One is the sheer awe I felt at being in the same room with intellectuals, civil rights leaders and community organizers wrestling with big questions from the purpose of these museums to how the culture would be presented and how museums could be changed to accommodate what they thought might be most useful. Secondly"

"I was offered this job when I was just 29 years old and only a naturalized American citizen of 3 years. Dr. Bettye Thomas, then Head of the Bethune Museum and Archives, recruited me. I have to say that my husband was a sociologist and scholar of African American History and Culture and I had already learnt a keen appreciation of African American Culture from him."

"And I was a reader, I knew even then that I had been given a magnificent opportunity to help create something important that would stand the test of time. So I got to work creating a service organization for black museum professionals and professionals in other museums but in those days the priority was on black museums. That meant developing publications and communication strategies, planning workshops and annual meetings; engaging the field in strategic planning; providing advice and capacity building and serving the Board; and all the tasks that we do as EDs. And fundraising!!!!"

"I am happy to see that many of the core institutions have evolved into extraordinary institutions: DuSable, Wright Museum in Detroit and Anacostia; the African Meeting House in Boston; the college museums like Hampton and Howard; the Great Plains Black History Museum and the Black American West Museum and so many others. Their resiliency amazes me!"

"People of color want to be in spaces and rooms that give them access, but there’s a specific kind of burden people of color walk around with when navigating white spaces."

"If you can find investors who believe in you, and who understand the product and the why behind it, they can be invaluable in terms of directing the company and helping you decide what comes next."

"I spent the first five years of my career in the real estate and tech world. I worked at a furnished rental housing startup, creating beautiful spaces that people could bounce between."

"I was Head of Operations, and I led everything from finding the landlords, to negotiating leases, to bringing the apartments to life The company was great but unfortunately we were unable to raise enough capital to continue growing the business. After that I worked with a founder with a finance background, who wanted me to come on and lead product for a company that was going to democratise real estate."

"It’s funny, I was just in a meeting and we were trying to unpack this question. I think Ethel’s Club has resonated with so many people, because we are building something for a group that is so often left out of the conversation. And we are doing it with intentionality and style."

"We’re focusing on a marginalized group of people who rarely have the spotlight and often do not have anything created for them. We are forcibly changing that narrative, and it has excited people for that very reason. First a social club designed with me in mind -- what’s next? Our brand has the potential to cover every vertical and every industry - the vision is to be much larger than our clubhouses."

"There’s less than 1% of Black-owned breweries out of 9,000. We would probably be a lot further along if it were not for gender or not for race. But we didn’t allow that to stop us."

"The project we’re working on in Rocky Mount is really a digging-in kind of project where we want to create the Brewers Village to try to create a space where people in the community — many of whom I meet day to day — have never imagined they’d be brewing beer."

"You want to help us out in February and that’s a good thing — but what about the rest of the year?"

"That experience gave me a lot of things to consider as far as creating a beer company and thinking about, well, people like drinking beer. But how can we do something good with good beer? And that just blossomed in a way that I never imagined. I never imagined we could support elementary schools and things of that nature."

"For my community, they saw me as the first Black woman in the craft beer business, specifically. They saw me out there doing things: brewing beer, having a product, having a brand, selling the brand."

"At that time, I wasn’t really thinking in any significant way, “Oh, this is a way to build brand awareness,” because people weren’t even using that phrase then. I was like, “This organization could use beer for their event and this can help them raise money, so why not?”"

"We gave away a lot of product. But from a strategic standpoint, there wasn’t any strategy. It was just, “Wow, this is what companies do and this is something I believe in.”"

"I started my faith journey at a very early age and can remember, you know, Sunday mornings were spent in church. My grandmother, I’m sure, will listen to this podcast. And she made sure that I was in Sunday school and always right there, you know, front row for a service. So that was a great foundation for me. And then I think, you know, speaking about the faith journey, I was in a routine growing up of being in church."

"I grew up in a house where asprin ownership was seen as a great thing. And so I always knew that I wanted to become an entrepreneur. I didn’t know what the path would be to get there, but it was on 12, 12 twelve that I had. What would be the idea for what would become part pick?"

"And the idea just kind of hit me that you could do it with a camera search and leverage, you know, computer vision technology, which I didn’t understand fully what that meant at the time, but learned a lot about it and set out on our journey to build this technology and build a company around the technology, which became part Picon."

"We had a really interesting journey in building that business, ultimately selling it to Amazon into 2016 and integrating the technology into the Amazon mobile app."

"there were so many lessons learned during my Partpic journey. One thing to point out is that I was 23 years old when I came up with the idea and started the company. And so I was very young entrepreneur and was learning a time during that time. And I would say, you know, the top things that I was able to work with and perfect with."

"Really circulated around building relationships and trusting that even when things were difficult and they were often very difficult given the fact that we were building this kind of novel, new technology and particularly building it in an industry that is pretty old school, I would say pretty archaic as it relates to technology, or at least it was at that time."

"When I first started out doing this, it wasn’t consciously just to open up things."

"I would talk to people who I found interesting, people who didn’t know how to break into the industry."

"They didn’t know anyone."

"They didn’t have any clout. But I thought that they were talented and I thought, Boy, I’d like to see their work."

"I do know that I’m pleased every time I see some area opening up."

"Whether it’s in front of the camera or behind the camera."

"If you had to classify me as a personality type, I’m more of a producer."

"I came from a family of nine children, I was the eighth of nine."

"When you have a big group of people trying to do anything you need somebody who is very organized and very laser focused on what things need to be done."

"That was my role kind of in life. And so it became natural for me to become more of a film producer."

"She started Rancho La Puerta Wellness Resort and Spa when she was 17, and she started the Golden Door Spa outside of San Diego. And she’s still going strong."

"I spent her 100th birthday with her, and the whole town of Tecate, Mexico, came out and gave her a party."

"They had parties for her in San Diego."

"They had parties for her in Washington, D.C. She told me is still walks the mile a day. Sometimes she has to use a walker to do it, but she still does it."

"She started a center for new citizens who come into the United States."

"She wrote a book that Congress uses today to tell you what to do when you first get elected to Congress."

"A Congressional Management Guide was her idea. She put it together and it’s now in its 17th edition."

"She’s lived an extraordinary life, and to spend the day with someone who at 100 was still inspiring me was something that I wanted to document."

"All proceeds will be directed to the Bross Scholarship Fund supporting under-resourced youth,” according to a release."

"Scholarships provide free access to the Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival and to Summer Film Camp."

"Women kept saying they were going to make a movie about Deborah Szekely, but no one started it,"

"So my daughter Sonia encouraged me to do it."

"I think Deborah is amazing."

"One of the most amazing things about her is that she reinvents herself every ten years."

"That experience taught me about making decisions and to just keep going but to always maintain your dignity."

"I knew how to get out because I could read and I had to get out because the environment was dangerous."

"And, today, I’m grateful to Miss Ann, for showing me a direction I didn’t want to take."

"I’ve been fortunate to have many incredible experiences at Raytheon Technologies and Raytheon Intelligence & Space. One that stands out to me occurred through my work with the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), which gave me the opportunity to travel and participate in NATO workshops and conferences."

"There are many factors that make Raytheon Intelligence & Space a great place to work, and two things in particular stand out as an RI&S employee."

"As I touched on earlier, is RI&S’ global impact. We’re not just working to address national challenges, but also global issues. For example, we develop advanced sensors, cyber services and software solutions, and we deliver cutting-edge technology that enables our customers to succeed in any domain, against any challenge."

"Second is our environmental sustainability efforts. We are committed to protecting the environment and conserving natural resources. RI&S — and Raytheon Technologies as a whole — is working to reduce our environmental footprint through responsible resource management, implementing innovative solutions and collaborating with stakeholders."

"In fact, Raytheon Technologies recently appointed a chief sustainability officer to help ensure that our products, solutions and platforms are built with sustainability in mind, and that we’re positively impacting the Earth’s climate and biodiversity in the process. I love that sustainability is something we’re working toward as a company."

"I’d like to see the university take the wonderful things that are already happening and make them better. I want us to have that culture of: Yes, we did a good job, but if we work on it — if we try something a little different, if we bring in some other people — we can add another dimension to what we’ve already achieved."

"First, honored, and then, “Oh my God.” (laughs) Obviously I’ve been on the Board of Trustees for a while, and we have been addressing the issues that you would expect in an enterprise of this size: strategically where we are going, what do we need to achieve and what’s important in terms of the investments we need to be making going forward. So, I thought to myself, “If there’s something I can do to help, I’m glad to do it."

"In the workplace I was quick to understand that some people might be offended that I was female, that I was African-American, or that I was young, but I had to let that be their problem. The best thing I could do was just focus on doing a good job, and let my work speak for me. If someone said something offensive to me, I just let it be. I refused to pick up the stone and put it in my knapsack."

"I go by stephlin, steph or “yoooo.” I’m currently finishing up my senior year in Course 7 which is awesome."

"With a minor in Applied International Studies and concentration in Spanish."

"I was a beekeeper and researcher for a summer in high school."

"I really love parentheses and tend to write and talk too much."

"I’m incredibly excited to be going to Oxford next year via the Rhodes Scholarship, and Hamsika asked me to write some juicy new details about the application experience."

"I made the decision to apply for the Rhodes last year."

"I wanted to be a physician but also wanted to study the humanities side of medicine before jumping from Biology at MIT to Physiology in medical school."

"I eventually want to work in public health and infectious disease."

"Oxford has some really interesting programs and a very different style of learning from the US"

"I thought this would be a great opportunity to gain a different perspective and meet awesome people. *Over the summer as I was filling out medical school applications."

"I was also working on and then I flew to California."

"The actual interviews take place on Saturday, but all Finalists attend the cocktail party on Friday night in order to meet each other and the interviewers."

"I thought it would be terrifying the bios of the previous Scholars online are absolutely amazing and intimidating."

"The short 14 day notice period for AGM convocations is outdated and lags far behind global standards."

"The global best practice is 28 days, which allows shareholders particularly foreign investors adequate time to review materials and engage meaningfully."

"Korea’s current timeline significantly undermines shareholder participation."

"The biggest challenge for foreign investors is the procedural and physical barriers to participation in general shareholders' meetings."

"These include the short notice period, the lack of English-language materials, and the complex documentation required for attendance."

"The short notice period, in particular, leaves foreign investors with little time to review documents."

"Review is limited to three to five days prior to the general meeting, and in some cases, they've been given as little as half a day."

"Major countries like the US and Australia transparently disclose director and executive compensation down to the individual level."

"The US details salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and other benefits"

"CEO compensation ratios and performance-linked structures."

"Australia requires companies to submit compensation reports at general shareholder meetings and stipulates key executive compensation and decision-making principles in its laws."

"It's common practice globally to explicitly include a question and answer session in the general meeting agenda."

"This ensures shareholders have the opportunity to interact with the board and management."

"Hong Kong's listing rules explicitly state the right of shareholders to ask questions and receive answers."

"Singapore also emphasizes shareholder communication as a corporate obligation."

"The most serious problem with Korean general meetings is the lack of institutional mechanisms to effectively guarantee shareholder participation."

"This could turn into a real test of free speech under the First Amendment."

"If it come to that, frankly, I don’t see us losing."

"Get it out of my system."

"I said the whole point of the women’s movement is for women to choose whatever they want to do."

"Why should my choice be considered any less or more valid than your choice?."

"There was a newscaster, a TV journalist in New York."

"We’d met and we had a couple of dates sans sex and there was some chemistry and we were getting along quite well, so finally the big night arrived."

"I was at his apartment in Manhattan and he broke out some cocaine and we drank some champagne, and we were groping a bit on the couch in the living room and he said “Let’s move this into my bedroom”."

"I go into the bathroom and while I’m in the bathroom changing and primping, I hear my own voice coming out of the bedroom, and so I march out and sure enough on the TV screen in the master bedroom is a film of mine."

"I said “I don’t understand, why are you playing this."

"I thought you’d get a big kick out of this."

"At that point I realized what was expected of me, and frankly I was ready walk out of there straight away."

"If it’s a performance you want, it’s a performance you’ll get."

"I made damn sure that was the end of that relationship."

"It offends me deeply."

"I despise the Vegas meets Disneyland hell-hole that it’s become."

"I miss seeing a hooker or a guy taking a leak in a doorway somewhere."

"Where’s the element of danger and funkiness that generated so much excitement?”"

"A failed person who never took responsibility for her own actions, but rather blamed every ill thing that had happened in her life on the fact that she’d once briefly been in this industry."

"I was somewhat taken aback as I was easily ten years older than almost every other woman."

"I was 35 when I got into this business and the prospect of becoming a so-called sex symbol at this stage was."

"I was raising a child at the time."

"Moving to the beach is something I had always wanted to do."

"I’d go down to my little beach house every chance I could and spent my summers there with my kids,."

"We love looking out at this view."

"We love the coastal vibe and we love the history here in Galveston."

"There’s so many things to do from rallies to great restaurants."

"We are just very happy to have made the move."

"My daughters tease me about my shrine to them."

"I can’t buy another item for this house, I already have everything I need."

"My daughters all grew up to be minimalists unlike myself."

"I took them with me on my garage sale runs, I guess they had enough of it."

"It just was the way things were."

"We watched the news, and I knew my parents cared about politics, but you just didn’t speak out loud where you stood politically."

"I’ve always had a really strong sense of justice."

"I stood up for the person being bullied back when I was little."

"You don’t have true representation without fair elections."

"If we don’t have free and fair elections, then we’ve lost our nation."

"I think we can move to a consumption tax over a 10 -year period and phase out property taxes and appraisal boards need to be elected not appointed."

"Give the elected body the authority to write content standards for textbooks."

"The State Board of Education has authority over curriculum, but they don’t any longer have authority over the content in instructional materials."

"The curriculum is what every student must know at the end of each grade level."

"The board still writes those, and we have fairly good, sound standards."

"But the piece that was lost under Senate Bill 6, which took full effect in 2011."

"Is the piece that governed over instructional materials."

"Elected board members are beholden to the voters, unlike bureaucratic state agency employees."

"Parents know what’s best for their children’s educational needs, and it’s important that we empower their elected SBOE representatives, not textbook publishers who are beholden to other interests."

"When I was on the board, The Wall Street Journal actually ran an article that said the ‘little-known’ State Board of Education in Texas was the most influential board in the United States."

"They were motivated in the end by money."

"They worked with the majority of the board when things were wrong in their textbooks."

"Therein lies the problem."

"I’ve written this legislation before."

"I’ve tried to get it passed as a citizen, and now I’m trying to get it passed as a legislator."

"When they write bills over here in the House that affect curriculum, but they don’t affect instructional materials, you’ve got a problem."

"That’s where we’re at.”"

"If I am fortunate enough to secure the company’s assets through the restructuring process, I remain committed to our long-term vision of being a global leader in genetics and establishing genetics as a fundamental part of healthcare ecosystems worldwide"

"There is no doubt that the challenges faced by 23andMe through an evolving business model have been real, but my belief in the company and its future is unwavering"

"My mom is utterly the believer. Like, she can get anything done"

"She had a real fighter mentality growing up, and I feel that was how we were raised…My mom’s like, ‘Listen, a lot of really bad stuff happened in my life. You either let that control you, or you make the rest of your life great"

"You’re only a viable fetus once you have your PhD"

"We were raised to not shy away from conflict. That quality has helped me focus on what I believe is the right thing to do and manage the conflict and criticism that has come our way"

"Balance the workforce: Hire one man for every woman, and balance it across positions of management. The only way to really drive change is to have diversity represented"

"My third employee was a professor, who had a huge background in ethics, Wojcicki said. We've always focused on how are we going to consent people appropriately"

"I started to realize that if you really wanted to understand the human genome and to have a different type of healthcare system, you had to have it driven by the people and for the people"

"I found that few aspects of healthcare actually were in my best interest,” Wojcicki said. I would like to just stay healthy and to never use healthcare, but I found that almost no aspects of what I was investing in were focused on ‘How do I stay out of the system"

"I loved genetics and the idea that you have a code inside of you that interacts in your environment and determines how your body works"

"We were like ‘Let's go for a million,’” she said, “and then at a million, we said, ‘Wow we can really do some crazy things at 10 million. And now, we have so many people that you have disease representation in pretty much all of the phenotypes that you want to be studying"

"The future,Wojcicki said, is dripping with possibilities"

"I have all the pieces in place"

"While I am disappointed that we have come to this conclusion and my bid was rejected, I am supportive of the company and I intend to be a bidder, she wrote. I have resigned as CEO of the company so I can be in the best position to pursue the company as an independent bidder"

"We have had many successes but I equally take accountability for the challenges we have today"

"Susan has been my inspiration and mentor since I was born"

"It was devastating news when she was diagnosed in 2022 and it's still a shock to believe my vibrant, passionate, loving sister is gone"

"Whether you're in a relationship or not should not dictate whether or not you have the ability to have children,Wojcicki told Forbes. I'm very stubborn. When there's something I want to do, I get it done"

"Sometimes, all it takes is one person to believe in you"

"Having the confidence to revisit what I’d written and spend time in the moment helped me to tell a better story. Sometimes it’s the smallest details that bring a character to life"

"I can honestly say that rejections have made me a better writer. I tried to take on board any feedback I was lucky enough to receive, was spurred on to find out as much as I could about the industry, and I learned to bounce back when disappointments arose. Because of these experiences, I fully appreciate how far I have come, and I think this will help me to face the inevitable ups and downs that come with being an author"

"My father was interested in technology and impressed upon me how important it was to business"

"HBS was more important preparation for the role that I’m in now than I possibly could have appreciated at the time"

"I got the stock-picking bug,she says. I enjoyed the intellectual challenge, and I liked interacting with the fund managers"

"We are in the midst of a major transition that takes advantage of technology to deliver better service"

"You have to be a worrier. Every business has risks, and companies that feel comfortable are probably not paying enough attention"

"No matter how senior you get in an organization, no matter how well you’re perceived to be doing, your job is never done"

"Every day you get up and the world is changing, your customers are expecting more from you. Your competitors are putting pressure on you by doing more and trying to beat you here and beat you there"

"Every day you have to get up with new energy and new ideas to contribute to pushing the organization forward"

"lots of people will give you advice…and depending upon how well they know you, the advice might be valid or not so valid"

"At the end of the day,” she says, you know yourself best"

"I had to learn to communicate to very different types of groups of managers with different orientations, different priorities,she says. And that was a real leadership challenge"

"I was responsible for filling out the forms to correctly put in order the transactions that they were requesting"

"It was a pretty basic job. But it gave me an appreciation of what it was like to be responsible for really important things in people’s lives and making sure that they were always done accurately and correctly"

"I demand pretty aggressive goal setting and a commitment to measured progress towards those goals because I don’t like surprises"

"I can only aspire to be as creative as [my father has] been in his career,” she says. “But that was always an influence on me: Don’t assume that the answers are out there in the form of somebody else already doing something. Sometimes they are. But you have to think beyond that. You have to think that the answer and the right answer for you and your organization might not be something that’s been done before. And it’s up to you to discover and work with your team to form and figure out how to do successfully"

"There are a lot of great reasons why anybody—but particularly women—should consider doing something like being an analyst"

"It’s a very independent kind of a job where you set your own direction on a day-to-day basis. You have a lot of demands and a lot of deliverables, but you actually have a lot of control over planning your time. You obviously have to be responsible and deliver your results, but there are a lot of different ways that you can do that"

"Based on everybody’s contributions about what they see changing, what can we try that would be something new and different"

"Some of them are good ideas, but at the wrong time, and we just move on to the next one. And some of them have to be reworked multiple times"

"I think a liberal arts education is actually a great background for our industry. I feel that really strongly"

"What’s important to us is that people who come to us with liberal arts backgrounds are dedicated students and want to learn. So if we put something in front of you, you’re going to learn it. You’re going to study it. You’re going to think, you’re going to ask questions, and you’re going to understand how to communicate well, because that’s a lot of what you learn from your liberal arts education"

"That sense of accountability is really, really critical"

"thinking and working across the organization is really important—trying to take the perspective of other groups around the company"

"taking smart risks and practicing pace over perfection"

"Keep moving, don’t get hung up on being a perfectionist"

"I went into chemistry instead of engineering because I thought engineers drove trains."

"It's estimated that 30 percent of type II diabetes patients have NASH [nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a severe form of fatty liver disease]."

"I wanted to put into the world a tool,"

"Something that people could get value from as it applied to their own life. So much of today’s society is people telling you,"

"These are the rules I followed.’ In reality, those rules will not apply to the individual watching that content"

"Before you can go and serve other people, before you can go make somebody else money or even make yourself money,” she says, “you have to serve you."

"We’ve been indoctrinated into a society designed for us to serve everybody else first,” she says. “That’s the rule you should break."

"My belief, and what’s been true in my career, is that when we are given information and we’re given access to equal information and those tips and tricks that are happening behind the scenes in other cultures, we’re able to take it two times as far.” With that"

"The reality of the data is I’m pregnant,” she jokes. “So I cannot have a wedding in Costa Rica in 90-degree weather, twerking on a yacht at nine months pregnant. We need a new plan."

"Not everybody is going to be an entrepreneur, and I don’t think everybody should be,” she says. “But I do believe that everybody should live a life of success and joy and more ease."

"You want to have kids, you want to be a director, you want to travel the world—what do you do first?"

"There is an order that’s helpful. You might not be able to have children at 50, but you can become an entrepreneur at 50."

"Master your growth is really important, you start with mastering yourself, then go to mastering your methods and so you've got a good vision, you understand your why, and then you've got a good plan, you've got the team, you know the data, you know what you're tracking and you've got a great plan forward."

"As an Arab, I know how food can be so central to a family’s life. I truly felt scared. What would happen when people found out I was Arab"

"My heart was racing. I was sharing my secret. Sure, it was the tiniest bit of sharing, just three little words, ‘as an immigrant,’ but it felt like I was revealing so much"

"I have a lot of imposter syndrome, much like many other people do. I’m an immigrant. I’m a woman. I did not grow up in financial services. Coming into this role, I did have a lot of questions of, ‘Can I do this"

"What gets me excited about this space is the convergence of all these different trends together, so when you think about data, new channels, and artificial intelligence, the ability to then personalize for our customers and give them relevant, meaningful interactions"

"I recognized the power of when somebody comes into your orbit, how you react to them and what they see sets the tone for the rest of their experience"

"We exist because our clients still want to do business with us"

"As part of working with them, we owe them that transparency and that responsibility as a brand. As marketers who are telling the stories of the brand and who are engaging with our consumers and clients, we have no choice"

"We're very careful about how we spend our marketing"

"We have very sophisticated models. There are very few things that don't go through a rigorous exercise and funnel. And in a world with all the digital tools we have, we can do that"

"We know experiences are a way to add value, which can be a competitive advantage"

"The reality is, our mass-affluent consumer has pretty low awareness that JPMorgan Wealth Management can serve them"

"They may have a credit card with us, a savings account with us. We talk to them about things you wouldn't imagine a financial services company would talk about: We may talk about home lending; they talk about home ownership. It's a way to provide another service to them as they think about their lifespan and well being"

"I don’t even love the term [‘work-life balance’] because it implies that on any given day or week, that you have to have perfect balance"

"What I’ve come to realize over time is it’s a long game. There are times in your life that you’re not going to have balance, and that’s okay. I’ve made some very conscious choices not to"

"I made partner when I found out I was pregnant with my first child — and those are two points in your life that if you think you can control either of those, you’re kidding yourself"

"And then, after a certain period of time, for me, my barometer was, ‘Is this working for me, right, am I still having fun, am I still developing and learning, and how is that impacting my family life"

"At some point, if you’re going to do anything other than consulting, you’ve got to move over"

"I had a feeling that I was going to love being in an operating role. … The old adage that when you’re in consulting, you tell people what to do, but you don’t really get a chance to implement your own recommendations is true"

"There’s no one right answer,said Howe. I have lots of friends who are incredibly talented from business school who have made very different choices, and they were right for them. For me, this has been absolutely the right decision"

"I think one of the most pivotal things I took from my previous roles is how you position an organisation for massive growth or change. You could argue that what Ticketmaster was going through is very similar to what sports betting is going through now - it’s an industry that is being disrupted by digital technology"

"It is also an industry that is going through huge growth. So the ability to come in and understand how you structure your organisation and create a culture for massive change and growth was one of the biggest learnings that was very applicable"

"There’s a lot of focus on the path to profitability while also gaining share and driving growth in the market. So scalability becomes really paramount for success as we think about the longevity of our business model, as well as the success of the industry as a whole"

"Learning how to position a company for further growth and regulatory change has also come with the challenge of learning how to prioritise different strategies - and more importantly deciding what areas of business do not require time, energy or resources"

"I think that as a leader of the largest sports betting company in America, it is my job to help consumers keep betting entertaining"

"When we think about bonuses and player incentives, it’s very easy to get caught up in what the market is doing. But we look at our numbers and we know what numbers pay off. I think that has been one of the key drivers of our success and our ability to actually hit profitability perhaps sooner than some of our competitors have done"

"There is still quite a bit of runway ahead of us. If you break that down into its different components, there's still quite a bit of momentum in the sports betting space"

"So if you look at our economics of how we bring users onto the platform, they're significantly advantaged relative to the rest of the field. But I think perhaps equally, if not more important, is our product advantage"

"I always say, life is too short. If you don't trust and respect the people you're working with, there's lots of other places to work, right? That mantra has always been a prerequisite for me"

"We grew the company into something I don’t think anybody ever thought possible or probable"

"like the work I came here to do is done"

"It exceeded my wildest expectations and I’m so proud"

"I just took a new job and I’m launching a book—it’s kind of stupid to do both in one month"

"I’m just trying to keep my head above water now, I would say. But I’m looking forward to Food52. I really believe in female founders and a female customer, and I’m excited to have the opportunity to learn both and to evolve and to grow this company into something it hasn’t been yet"

"I am sure people will not like me because I came from Barstool, she said. If you don’t care to look beneath the surface, listen, learn and engage, I don’t have time for you anyway"

"A lot of times, in life and business, you hang on too long. I didn’t want to hang on too long"

"You could wake up and decide to go after something"

"We built a culture machine that we monetized seamlessly"

"I will always be there for Barstool, but the great thing is, they didn’t need me anymore. They had the playbook"

"I idolized my dad. He had a lot of wisdom he gave me but was restrained enough to let me make my own mistakes"

"It felt like such a gift that I had resigned, because I had so much stress. I went to Vermont,where the New Hampshire native’s parents had moved, to spend as much time as humanly possible with him"

"I won’t be the ‘Token CEO.’ And I’m OK with it"

"The Tokyo flower market is spectacular with floral varieties in every imaginable color. It was magic."

"My beginning question is always, what will complement the environment yet be unexpected? From here, creative ideas come easy. Inspiration is everywhere.”"

"One of my first clients was the late, Jerry Perenchio. He had a special appreciation for flowers and through referrals, I was introduced to circles of other high-profile clients, helping me to become one of the best florists."

"My process begins with the imagination, then to sketches and renderings. After designs are complete, I’ll often test the idea, especially if it’s a new concept I’ve never tried before. The mechanics behind design can make or break an installation, especially given the tight timelines we’re often under. After testing is completed, each component of the project is broken down in order to know what we need to make it happen. And piece by piece, it comes together."

"I’m casual in the way I like to entertain at home while I love creating an inviting atmosphere for friends to be in; flowers, candles, music and good food. It’s fun and when imperfections come up, I don’t stress – there’s so much else to focus on and enjoy."

"Design themes for workshops are based on inspirations that come from art, architecture, colors, interior design and places that are translate into floral design. For example, the class titled Renaissance in Bloom is inspired by still life and floral paintings during the Renaissance period. The Peony No 5 class is a Chanel perfume-inspired peony arrangement class and The Parker is Mid-Century Modern meets Palm Spring design that parlays into flowers. Whatever the genre, all designs have a fresh, modern take."

"Women need to be in key operational roles where they run businesses in the organization. Sometimes when organizations focus on leadership diversity, they're mostly in areas like HR or non-operating line functions."

"It doesn't matter what your pedigree is, who your family is or what degrees you have. What really matters is how you perform your job and how you produce results. Whoever could do the best job, that's who the focus is on - and it definitely doesn't matter if I am a woman or a man."

"Back when I was looking for my next step and was researching Gannett, I was interested in who was leading the various businesses within the organization: Are there a lot of women and minorities in important, operational roles, senior management and the board of directors?"

"If you're going to succeed, then you just have to be thick-skinned. It's something I developed early in my career, and it just goes with the territory."

"News in printed form is in secular decline. However, news delivered the way consumers want it is growing and thriving."

"Every day, all of us at Gannett are given the rare and sacred opportunity to affect change for the good in the communities we serve, to make life better for the people who trust us to know them and do right by them."

"I've always been driven toward the mission and vision of helping find effective, environmentally friendly pest management products and saving the planet at the same time."

"I wanted to be an entomologist since I was about 8 years old “I saw all the trees getting ruined by these caterpillars. My father used a chemical to kill them on a prized dogwood outside the kitchen window [but] it killed all the good bugs – lady beetles, lacewings, honeybees and so forth."

"That’s the whole story of my career, That's my passion, finding science-based products that work and that offer farmers and other customers a value proposition compared to chemical pesticides."

"A lot of professors from different schools said they didn't want to take women because women would just have children, and that would disrupt the Ph.D. Both at Cornell and at NC State, I had really good professors,“They were very supportive of me."

". “I had to be an entrepreneur because I want to solve problems and have practical applications,"

"There’s nothing I won’t do. Literally, I still cold-call people. I called Lee Daniels the other day — I didn’t know him, I don’t know him. I said ‘hey, I don’t know if there are any productions, but I just want to kind of sit on your set’… I try to know every facet of what someone is doing so I can at least speak to it. Humility is key if you really want to know what you’re doing. I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure that I immerse myself in the process because it’s really immersive. And I think you don’t know what situation you can learn from, but I’m going back to that place in my life of trying to figure it out. Basically, I don’t know what I’m doing is what I’m saying"

"I do feel like I’d rather be doing the wrong something than nothing"

"Your time is to take advantage of the opportunity. You can fix something that’s wrong, but you can’t go back to a moment that you couldn’t take advantage of"

"“I love leaning into their vision and style and being a representative of what they stand for. For me, it’s fun to let these houses push me creatively while still grounding the looks in a way that feels like me"

"There is so much rich fashion history in sport in general, and luckily, tennis for years and years has been incredibly fashion forward and iconic. I never want it to feel like a costume, so to me it’s about carrying forward that elegance in a way that resonates today and is also comfortable."

"Now that I have secured so much work around tennis, I am definitely investing more into the looks, also to create exciting content for my audience,"

"“It was overwhelming in the best way. We had people lined up for hours, some who have been following since the very beginning and others discovering us for the first time."

"Experiential retail is in our DNA; it’s how we’ve built our most loyal community moments. I’d love to expand that further and also pursue collaborations with like-minded brands."

""I have been impressed with the breadth and applicability of Clarifai's artificial intelligence technology "I'm looking forward to collaborating with Clarifai in helping government agencies enhance intelligence, scale operations efficiently and reduce risks"

"shows vignettes of what right looks like on certain types of acquisitions. For certain acquisition authorities, it suggests what contract types are most appropriate and then gives an example of when they're used correctly and incorrectly. This is based on data-driven analysis and will be featured on a new website and multiple new courses at DAU, including agile acquisition and services. Feedback will be built into the system to help stay updated."

"Another success is other transaction authorities or OTAs. Thanks to Congressional support for prototyping, we have seen OTA transactions triple from $1.4 billion in 2016 to $3.7 billion last year. Our OTA handbook and DAU support both play vital roles in this success. Just as encouraging is the 88% of OTA business is with companies who typically did not do business previously with the government. OTAs allow innovation to bypass bureaucracy, reducing timelines and lowering costs to provide the best capabilities to our men and women in uniform."

"Next, we are in the final stages of publishing the middle tier of acquisition policy. This pathway enables program managers to prototype or field mature technology in an operational environment within five years. Since our pilot started 18 months ago, we have gone from zero middle-tier programs in November 2018 to over 50 middle-tier programs today delivering military utility to warfighters years faster than the traditional acquisition system. Again, it's critical we focus on the speed of relevance."

"We have formally stood up our OSD intellectual property cadre, led by Director Mr. Richard Gray. He's coming out of the Office of General Counsel where he has been the department's sole I.P. lawyer, and he will report to Kevin Fahey. They will operationalize our newly-released DOD policy within the whole-of-government effort to address concerns on data rights targeted by cyber-security threats."

"The Cyber-Security Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, program establishes security as the foundation to acquisition and combines the various cyber-security standards into one unified standard to secure the DOD supply chain. The department continues to move forward and I'm thankful for the multiple listening sessions we've had with industry and the Hill. We're using over 3,000 public comments to help tailor the final model which will have five levels of certification tailored to the criticality of the subsystem. These levels will measure technical capabilities and process maturity. The CMMC framework will be made fully available in January 2020 and by June 2020 industry will see CMMC requirements as part of requests for information."

"I remain committed to recruit, develop and retain a diverse A&S workforce. This year we enjoyed the first cohort of our industry exchange program run by our Human Capital Initiatives office. The program was very successful in providing industry and government participants a view of how the other side works and how we can work better together."

"We're planning now for the next iteration that begins in January, which will have increased attendance. Again, I have some information here that talks about that program."

"I'm also committed to providing our workforce new insights and best practices that we can take from the commercial sector. Earlier this year we held a successful TEDx event at DAU, and we're looking to do another one next year."

"Last month in Texas, the department and the Texas A&M University system co-sponsored Drone Venture Day, where over 39 U.S. manufactures of unmanned aerial vehicle systems and counter-UAS systems met with 12 trusted capital providers to explore mutually beneficial partnerships, business partnerships, focused on national security concerns."

"Drone Venture Day represented the inaugural event, in a series of trusted capital opportunities to build an ecosystem where trusted capital providers and domestic companies can limit adversarial foreign access to technology and strengthen domestic manufacturing in the defense industrial base."

"While this event focused on unmanned systems, others will focus on additional key technology areas. These fora will assist in promoting and protecting the industrial base, especially fragile sectors, as identified by the executive order 13806 report."

"Moving on to military housing. I want to be very clear that the department remains absolutely committed to the health and safety of our men and women in uniform, their families, houses and communities in which they live."

"On military housing, you've seen multiple hearings recently, to improve the trust and accountability of our leadership to provide safe -- safe, healthy homes for our military families renting privatized housing. Department and service leadership are finalizing a military housing resident bill of rights."

"We are planning for publication and implementation following the NDAA release. This bill of rights was based on resident surveys and inputs."

"On the PFAS Task Force, this remains a significant focus topic for the department. Every service secretary and OSD leadership remains strongly engaged. With Mr. McMahon leaving, Mr. Potochney is now running the Task Force. The next deliverable is an interim report to the Secretary on the activities of the Task Force."

"Moving on to bi-lats, international bi-lats; I am very fortunate to have represented the department around the world with so many of our key allies and partners. Through our International Cooperation Office, I have supported 68 bilateral engagements with international partners, engaging them on vital issues and promoting greater exportability around the world."

"Building on our most recent U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative, or DTTI, meeting in India, where we signed a joint statement of intent on several projects. We're going to end the year with the 2+2 ministerial dialogue. The upcoming to 2+2 this month in Washington, D.C., is our near-term opportunity to finalize the standard operating procedures document that will identify and develop cooperative DTTI projects."

"I also continue to consistently meet with professional staff members and members outside of hearings to talk about programs, reforms and to answer their questions. I remain fully committed to consistent and timely engagement with Congress."

"In 2019, there was an enormous amount of focus on acquisition. In 2020, we will keep that momentum going, focusing on the CMMC rollout, 5G, protecting intellectual property, fielding counter-UAS systems and strengthening the national technology and industrial base."

"In 2020, sustainment will continue to play a vital role, from service aircraft, ground and sea systems sustainment, to military housing and supporting military PCSs."

"In closing, it's regrettable that we are again under a continuing resolution. C.R.s cause great damage to military readiness and disrupt our ability to modernize our strategic forces, including nuclear, for the future. I have seen the NDAA summary that was released last night, and I strongly encourage Congress to pass a defense appropriations and authorization bill now, so that we can move forward with the many important programs needed to ensure our readiness and deter our adversaries."

"I think I was initially interested and maybe a bit concerned around AI based not on my literature, my rhetoric backgrounds, but because I had done a lot of work building large scale measurement systems."

"And so I was effectively at the heart of the processes for creating data and then making claims about that data as a reliable representation of dynamic reality. And I knew how difficult that was."

"I knew that data was always imperfect. It was always partial. It was never the whole story. And so in the early twenty tens, when I saw first machine learning and then we all decided to use the term AI become the next big things following the Alex Net paper, following the recognition that GPUs could effectively supercharge the compute available for neural network training."

"I became very concerned initially that the data sources that were being used and the claims that were being made about these models created with this data were not accurate, were not sufficient to reflect the things that were being claimed, were certainly not sufficient to create an intelligent machine"

"the types of stories we tell about intelligence, about computational sophistication, were serving to entice people to trust and lend credibility to ultimately what are large companies, large corporate actors who may or may not have as their core objective broad social benefit and who create these technologies and these tools behind shrouds of corporate secrecy."

"In 2018, the United States saw millions of reported instances of child sexual exploitation on the internet. Many of these harrowing stories have escaped public notice"

"Ooh, if we could use marketing skills to change the way people in the world have access to antiretroviral treatment for HIV, that’s incredible. That’s incredible things I could do with my talent"

"Let’s take all of those skills, all the best skills from all types of society and put them towards an issue. What could be done"

"What are the right words, when do I talk about something"

"How do we help parents start that conversation, approach their children with curiosity in this space with safety and really reducing shame, removing the shame from the conversation"

"Hey, if this happens, know that you can reach. I’m going to help you no matter what. And you’re not going to be in trouble. We’re going to talk about this. I’m here for you"

"These are conversations to have before you give the phone when you give a phone every week after you give a phone"

"What do you enjoy doing online? Show me how you build your Minecraft world. What games are you playing"

"I’m curious about your online life, what do you want to learn online? What are you exploring? Who are your friends? Talk about that for 10 minutes and have one minute be about, Have you encountered anything that made you uncomfortable today"

"Clean your training set, make sure there’s no child sexual go material before you train your models on data. If you have a generative image or video model, use detection tools at upload and output to make sure that people can’t upload abuse material and that you’re not producing abuse material"

"our work is philanthropically funded, so it’s a hard issue to talk about, we talked about that, and I really do think those who join in this fight are brave to take this on, because it’s a hard issue and we’ve got an uphill battle, but it is our donors and our partners who make it possible"

"A world where every child can simply be a kid—where they can live connected lives without being sexually exploited or revictimized"

"One reason I am at IBM is its commitment to leverage advanced technology and continue to push the innovation envelope to deliver value to the industry and benefit for clients..”"

"To be a good leader you have to be an entrepreneurial thinker – anticipating and adapting to enable new capabilities that deliver higher value to users"

"“I am always thinking about different uses for technology. One of the things that attracted me to IBM was its commitment to pushing the innovation envelope. What I find really inspiring are the endless possibilities innovation presents to leverage technology for the benefit of humankind, giving hope that we can meet pressing global challenges of providing nutrition and healthcare to everyone, or urgently addressing pollution, global warming and climate change for example.”"

"“I find it’s important to lead by example. I work to ensure my team develops a combination of trusting their own vision and approach, and is able to articulate and execute their decisions. That is the pattern I try to follow. I try to role model the qualities I expect in others. I try to communicate to my teams that my expectations from them are no different than the expectations from myself. If my teams see me practicing those values and demonstrating those when working across different divisions as well as with clients, that will help foster empowerment, collaboration and encourage inclusiveness"

"Being inclusive is very important to me. I work to ensure that people feel included and are in jobs that leverage their strengths. It’s important to know yourself as a whole person, and play to your strengths: that way you will build your confidence and at the same time advance your skills and talents"

"I believe in accountability: if something goes wrong, I take responsibility, look to find a resolution and learn from the experience. Mistakes and failure are important elements of growth"

"These are best practices, not because we say so but because they prove successful from generation to generation of technology.”"

"I don't see myself as a fashion person, and it's not something I really identify with because I've just never thought of myself as one of those girls. Growing up on a farm, among the plants and the horses, nobody cares what you look like. What kind of work you're gonna put in. Are you a nice person? Are you responsible? Do the horses trust you? OK, great.”"

"I'm not a city person but I like the convenience of it. I lived in London for seven or eight years, which was amazing. London has quite a good balance of life; there's lots of greenery. Everybody enjoys work and enjoys taking time off. They enjoy patience, and food - it’s a very European mindset.”"

"What I always found so amazing about fashion is just this idea that you could kind of create whatever persona you wanted to be. It feels amazing to put on a business suit. I love that you could put on high heels and feel like a different person, or you could put on whatever you choose and nobody knows where you came from. They just know who you are in that, what you're projecting.”"

"Originally I hired a tiny little car and drove around. I just drove through Italy knocking on doors. Then we grew up and suppliers came recommended to us, which was a nice moment in time. Even then I was going back and forth to Italy every other week. I got to a point where most Italian immigration officers didn't even check my passport anymore, just ‘Oh, you’re back again’ and I strolled on through.”"

"Italian manufacturers are very specialised and so we get recommendations for new craftsmen from our current factories. Nurturing this relationship is one of the most vital parts of our business. We work with partners - you spend a lot of time with these people and you're heavily dependent on them. It’s important to me that they're nice people, that you can consider them your family. Trust is key.”"

"Trends are quite organic - everyone seems to migrate together. If we’ve done a pointed toe for three seasons, I just want something fresh. Then you look at everybody else's line and you're like, “Oh”. I guess everyone's brain tries to do the opposite at the same time. Everyone's trying to be different and I'm the same.”"

"“I would rather know where the cow came from, that we raised it, that it has one bad day. Just as I would rather grow my own vegetables than buy them from a store. Same goes with manufacturing. We work with incredible artisans so I know where the shoes come from. We are very hands on with the materials, I spend a lot of time looking into alternative fabrics - there is no waste. I'm really weird and geeky about this.”"

"I believe strongly in public education from grade school on, including my time at Krannert,” she says. "The strength of this country has a lot to do with accessible high-quality education, and it has served me well in my career."

"I believe it is important for people who have enjoyed success and achievement to give back and think about who’s coming next," she says. "How do we help them? This has been a cornerstone of my life all along and throughout my career, and it still is."

"Nobody retires from these jobs. You will be fired at some point."

"Because it's one of the great jobs," in a recent interview for Business Insider's podcast, "Success! How I Did It."

"So if you are somebody who is not afraid of risk and you love the creative process, it's great," she said. "Why would you not do it?"

"I made multiple leaps where there were no guarantees that I was going to be successful, By the way, I was not always successful. But I think if you go into something new with an open mind, and you let people around you know what you don't know, for the most part they're going to link arms with you."

"I see many, many young women now — and that's part of what excites me about the startup world — who have left great jobs and said, 'I think I can build something,'" "Eighty percent of them will probably fail at it, but they'll learn a ton, and they'll either be much better when they go back into a corporate job or they'll start a second company and they'll succeed. That's the way that we learn. We learn by making mistakes."

"If you genuinely want to have a multifaceted career that takes you into multiple industries, then I think you have to be willing to fail."

"When [Musk] and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I'm immensely grateful to him for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App"

"We started with the critical early work necessary to prioritize the safety of our users—especially children, and to restore advertiser confidence"

"This team has worked relentlessly from groundbreaking innovations like Community Notes, and, soon, X Money to bringing the most iconic voices and content to the platform"

"I'll be cheering you all on as you continue to change the world"

"How do we transcend human limitations but always have the human making the decisions and in control?” I feel like on the surface, there are many different applications of robots, but essential to every project I’ve worked on has been helping people.”"

"It’s crazy that we’re so immune to those deaths,I thought self-driving cars would be a way to save lives proactively, and I also see self-driving cars as the world’s first mass-scale robot, and that’s going to come with a lot of challenges."

"Hopkins has an altruistic focus that pervades all through the university, In a time where AI and computer science can impact so many different fields, it was really interesting to realize that a lot of startups didn’t care about ethics or the customer in a human way—it was more about earning money or selling your company. It made me realize that everything at Hopkins is very human-centric, and people were very front and center. It was mission-focused."

"Out of all my projects, this is the research area that’s resonated the most with people, I think everyone is interested in the arts and creativity, and how AI and technology will impact it for the future. Like how the computer enhances the way people work, I’m hoping AI technology can enhance how artists work, freeing them up to be more creative."

"It’s such an important subject for any age,Everyone in life experiences failure, and this book is about how to strategize getting unstuck. Some people may even view Drive.ai being acquired by Apple last year as a failure instead of it becoming the next stand-alone billion- dollar company. I see it as an opportunity for my next company to get there.”"

"Investors need to know that you are well informed about the product you’re pitching. Know your numbers when presenting, what has been your ROI thus far? How much do you need to carry out your next endeavor? Get investors who not only give money but also invest time into your project."

"Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you. You do not always want to be the one with the best ideas in the room."

"It’s important that you find investors that fall in line with your business interests. Choose one revenue model that you want to focus on, state what you want clearly and simply."

"Hospitality has been enshrined by many religions and cultural practices. It comes from the idea of the Greek gods to be able to visit mortals using a human guise -of travellers and foreigners- and be welcome and protected by the hosts. A reader is a god in disguise, and we want to be sure we are honouring them as we would like to be honoured."

"Writing is opening our mental/emotional life to others; it is to invite people/readers to see what is in our head. We want readers to feel comfortable, entertained, nurtured, by our writing. We want readers to linger, to be amused, questioned sometimes, identified. It is a very private space between the writer and the reader."

"This is why as writers we need to give it all, to be open and true. The reader (as a wise traveller) will distinguish between fake and authentic and will only keep on reading if they feel the writers’ is truthful in her story."

"Sometimes no just means not right now. Once I set my sights on something, I am locked in and pressing for the best possible outcome. As such, it can be disheartening for things to not go as planned, despite the hard work. As I’ve grown in my role as CEO, I’ve had to take a step back and analyze why “right now” wasn’t the “right time”. It’s this perspective that maintains my optimism and allows me to press on to continue innovating for our consumers."

"One of the most interesting aspects of working in this industry, and one that never gets old, is the consumer buy in. It’s much easier to measure buy in through sales reports. But, when it comes to grassroot events, forecasting turnout is always an unknown. For us, our first Target in-store event"

"People from Oaxaca have a very specific relationship to food where food is your life. Everything surrounds food. Family, celebration, death, everything has to do with food"

"[Guelaguetza] is our home and we serve the food that we grew up with. It’s not fancy food. It’s not fusion food. It’s not new Californian food. It’s not new Mexican food. It’s not innovative. It’s just traditional food that I grew up eating, just very high quality. So, that’s how the menu of the restaurant was inspired. Just foods that we grew up eating off the road [in Oaxaca]. Everything you find here at the restaurant is what you can find in Oaxaca"

"ability and can also be so nurturing. You need to understand that what you have is very powerful. As a woman you are ahead of every man that you meet. So you need to understand that it’s a plus. You need to learn how to navigate your womanhood and take advantage of it and earn people’s trust. I can’t give you that.’"

"Understand why you are doing everything that you do. When you are purpose-driven, it is not about the to-do list, It is about achieving a bigger thing that can get ten things out of the way. It’s about deciding if this thing that you are doing is taking you a step into your purpose or away from it and if it is taking me away from it, then why am I bothering with it."

"We Googled everything and found out how to do things,” “I feel like so many times people make things more complicated than they should be. Like, it’s not that complicated. People were asking us for the micheladas. We’ve been serving the micheladas since we opened. People would come in and ask if they could buy the mix from us so we would fill up empty tequila bottles and sell them and they would come back every weekend. By then, we had opened our online store where we shipped our mole so we started thinking about what else we could sell in our store."

"“I think for mothers, the number one thing is to understand that it’s okay to ask for help,” Latinas, especially moms, feel like because their moms raised four kids as immigrants with nothing and they cooked every day. I honestly don’t know how they did it. We feel like we have to do the same thing, we can’t complain, we can’t have these issues, and we can’t feel pain or ask for help because we have to be able to do everything by ourselves, which is not true. We need to remember that our moms who were able to do all that have a community around them of primas, of support."

"You just need to find whatever makes you happy and do whatever make you feel a little selfish and look to take care of yourself because when you’re happy, your family will be happy,A lot of moms don’t do that. Latina moms don’t take care of themselves. It’s like, first is my baby, then it’s my husband, then are my friends, then it’s my business, then there’s this, and at the bottom of all of this, is me. What kind of mother are you going to be if you put yourself last? What kind of wife are you going to be if you make yourself last? What kind of friend are you going to be if you put yourself last?."

"Of course the first initial reaction is to deny everything, and to come out making sure your side… when I saw the way I’m objectified and dragged through the press with all these misquotes and misinterpretations of who I am. If I’d looked a different way or if I was a man, I wouldn’t be objectified this way…”"

"Boris never, ever gave me favouritism. Never once did I ask him for a favour. Never once did he write a letter of recommendation for me. He didn’t know about my asking to go to trips. He only knew me as an extremely passionate entrepreneur of the London tech scene."

"On the bus, he had a book of short stories. I think it was Voltaire, I remember striking up a conversation about classic literature and Shakespeare, we immediately bonded over this kind of mutual love of classic literature and particularly Shakespeare.”"

"Encouragement goes a long way! Recognizing people’s hard work and dedication only makes them want to give more to you and their job. You’re only as good as your employees are so giving them what they need to be their best is only going to help your company in the end. Bosses that are belittling or controlling to make themselves look better only end up hurting themselves in the end"

"I’m a strong believer in business with a purpose. I actually create specific SKU’s that are committed to giving a portion of proceeds to causes such a breast cancer treatment, children’s causes , the environment, Veterans, Puerto Rico to name a few. My company is green conscience and leaping bunny certified. Every bottle someone buys not only helps them feel more beautiful but has a purpose behind it."

"Sometimes the best deals you’ll make are the ones you won’t.” Sometimes moving past disappointment is tough but I’ve come to realize if something doesn’t work out, later on I’ve seen why it was best."

"Never put all your eggs in one basket” Never give too much work to one employee or vendor. It can leave you very vulnerable if something goes awry."

"Being in Silicon Valley, I see first-hand how the power of technology, innovation, ingenuity and entrepreneurship can create “magic” that can really make a big impact in people’s lives and literally change the world. I would like to encourage the Silicon Valley community to think of how they can help spread that “magic” to the developing world, to increase the cross-collaborations with entrepreneurs from the developing world so they too can leverage the power of innovation and ingenuity to improve the living conditions of all people around the world."

"If you want to be a leader in business, sometimes that means taking calculated risks. You want members on your team who have ideas, won’t back down from a challenge, seek out new growth opportunities and develop plans to make it a reality. Will the plans always be successful? No. But sometimes it’s what you learn from a failure that will ultimately lead to greatness."

"“One of the things that we don’t rely enough on is our own capacity to harness our grit"

"It’s crucial to determine the resilience of your employees. There is a reason everyone is familiar with the old business adage “sink or swim.” The business world is tough. Mistakes will be made. Projects will fail. Problems will arise. You need staff members who can bounce back from adversity stronger, not staff members who give up and go home"

"We all feel viscerally that it's really a barrier to American competitiveness over the long term. So they did polling of Harvard Business School alumni over the years. This is looking at comparing 2011 and 2019 polling. And what that polling alumni basically said is that people see the political system and the education system and the healthcare system as basically areas that are diminishing American competitiveness."

"One of the most core ways to look at this is through the trust in government, which has continuously trended down since the 1960s. And is pretty stubbornly low in the 20s across administrations now. This is from Pew, long term research that they've been doing polling of American people."

"Another way to look at it is the function of Congress. We see that it just continues to decline down from 750 to 250 bills. The left-hand chart here on enacted, so the productivity of Congress, the delivery of the product to Americans continues to go down. And not only is the amount of product, so to speak, in terms of policy going down, but we don't see any correlation between the preferences of citizens and the policies come out. This is actually relatively old data."

"“I was like, ‘I don’t want to just be in a job, where I put my head down, no one wants to hear any of my thoughts for 5 to 10 years, and then someone will let me have an idea,” Beauchamp said in an interview for POLITICO’s"

"I wanted something very ambitious, and I didn’t know what that was when I was really little. I just said, “I want to be President of the United States.” That seems like the top, right? I was hungry to try hard things. I was hungry to know what I was capable of."

"This may sound obvious, but as entrepreneurs and founders, we’re wired differently. It’s often that difference that propels us to start a business in the first place. We care deeply about what we’re doing. When we begin bringing others onto the team, it’s easy to assume they will think like you. We think they will care as much as us, which simply isn’t the case. It took me some time to realize the benefit of this."

"I learned a valuable lesson that day. You never know where solutions might come from. Anyone on your team might come up with an idea that can impact thousands of people worldwide. You just have to be willing to listen, try, make mistakes, and see what happens."

"I think making a conscious effort to look at the problems those entrepreneurs are solving and generally just getting out of the "bubble," which means people may not look like a young white guy coding or running a startup. It might look like a mom of 3 who is changing careers"

"On the platforms that we launched we were just trying to talk about the issues and shine a light on people doing great work who weren't getting much exposure at the time,”"

"“I learned a lot of life lessons, but most importantly, I learned a lot of business lessons from that process. I’m proud of the path we paved, but in 2018, looking at the landscape of activity around black tech the work seemed duplicative,”"

"Connect people. It’s also my favorite thing to do. Because I travel so much for work I have amazing opportunities to meet so many people, and I’m constantly connecting them when I can see there’s synergy in their work"

"AND MY INSTANT POT. Good god. What a game changer. I love to cook, but because of work and momming I don’t always get to do the kind of cooking I love to. And that thing makes it possible for me to make things like Carnitas or Cuban black beans in an hour that I would never have time to make any other way."

"As a founder and CEO, you’ll be pulled in a million different directions at once. Without a game plan for the day, quarter, or year ahead, you’re bound to be a slave to your inbox, the Slack chats, calls, coffees, and speaking opportunities you field on a daily basis"

"It’s incredibly important for a CEO to have the whole plan in her head which is very different than her to-do list."

"I started Knock Knock with the desire to write and design at the same time and to create products that had fun yet substantive editorial content in not-necessarily-book formats. The early 2000s constituted a marketplace moment when there was very little voice-driven product; instead, newly ascendant big-box retailers were targeting a lowest common denominator."

".” Finally, I liked the idea of focusing on nurturing a creative studio where we got to make what we wanted and then foist it onto the marketplace to live or die, rather than working with clients or sticking to one widget. A studio felt creative enough for me to swallow what I imagined as the castor oil of business (I was an artiste, you know, and a liberal—I didn’t think we were meant to do business)."

"Knock Knock is known for being a pioneer in a product revolution that brought voice and point of view to the gift industry. Also, everybody knows us for putting the fun in functional with multiple choice—multiple-choice pads, cards, stickies. Why write when you could just tick a box? Putting the fun in functional definitely characterizes Knock Knock’s products—a lot of our stuff makes productivity and work fun."

"I got totally made fun of for my tiny skirts."

"For me, power dressing is how you feel in something,There are always going to be things in your closet that make you feel strong when you put it on."

"I think one of the wonderful things about the time we're going through now is that so many rules have been thrown out the window, I think there's an ease that's been brought into workwear."

"For the most part, if you work in an industry or in an office that's very prescriptive in terms of wardrobe, while that's limiting, in a way, it makes it easier because you know what you can and can't get away with,” “That said, those types of businesses are far and few between these days. The advice I would always offer is, it's important to look polished and I think it's visible when you feel good in what you're wearing. And of course, always wear shoes you can walk in."

"When I think back on meetings that I've done, which have been very male dominated, I tend to dress even more feminine,In terms of commanding a room, being comfortable in your own skin, being comfortable in what you're wearing (which doesn't mean you have to wear comfortable, casual clothes), but just feeling good in what you've got on is very important."

"Over the years, I've learned that the first idea you have is irrelevant. It's just a catalyst for you to get started. Then you figure out what's wrong with it and you go through phases of denial, panic, regret. And then you finally have a better idea and the second idea is always the important one."

"The goal - at least the way I think about entrepreneurship - is you realize one day that you can't really work anyone else. You have to start your own thing. It almost doesn't matter what the thing is. We had six different business plan changes, and then the last one was PayPal."

"If that one didn't work out, if we still had the money and the people, obviously we would not have given up. We would have iterated on the business model and done something else. I don't think there was ever clarity as to who we were until we knew it was working. By then, we'd figured out our PR pitch and told everyone what we do and who we are. But between the founding and the actual PayPal, it was just like this tug-of-war where it was like, "We're trying this, this week." Every week you go to investors and say, "We're doing this, exactly this. We're really focused. We're going to be huge." The next week you're like, "That was a lie."

"the less energy people expend on performance, the more they expend on appearances to compensate."

"I think there are very few people who have a capacity to see the future. So it can be difficult when you are talking about something where nothing about it exists yet"

"Much better to figure out where the marketplace is going to be in a few years, focus on providing a solution to that, and let the market forces catch up to you."

"Venture capitalists, with the exception of people like Don Valentine, would tell you that they'd rather fund a great team than a great idea. The reason is that if they have a bad idea, great teams can figure out a better one. Mediocre people even with a great idea can screw it up in its execution. Or if they have a bad idea, then they aren't going to be in a position to think about how to change it. They're just going to pursue it blindly"

"Apparently sprinters reach their highest speed right out of the blocks, and spend the rest of the race slowing down. The winners slow down the least. It's that way with most startups too. The earliest phase is usually the most productive. That's when they have the really big ideas. Imagine what Apple was like when 100% of its employees were either Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak"

"“I’m so grateful that the residents of West Haven recognized the importance of this critical role” that their state representative plays, “that they put their confidence in me — and I won’t let them down"

"We have a lot of challenges facing us at both the local and state level, and I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting the job done,”"