My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me.
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I know what it's like to be famous. It's good money and it's great fun. A real kick in the pants. People wave at you and smile at you. You get great tables in restaurants. They send you gifts – beautiful clothes and cars.
I know what it’s like to be famous. It’s good money and it’s great fun. A real kick in the pants. People wave at you and smile at you. You get great tables in restaurants. They send you gifts – beautiful clothes and cars.
I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.
I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.
Maya Angelou
Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.
Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.
George Jean Nathan
These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.
These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.
I have tried to be a leader. I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons.
I have tried to be a leader. I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons.
Strong convictions precede great actions.
Strong convictions precede great actions.
James Freeman Clarke
I love the benefits I get from drinking Obrigado. It's naturally high in potassium and low in sodium and calories, so it's a great alternative to sports drinks.
I love the benefits I get from drinking Obrigado. It’s naturally high in potassium and low in sodium and calories, so it’s a great alternative to sports drinks.
People are full of great advice… Professors, parents, friends mean well… But in the end, the person driving this thing called life is you. Listen to you. Spend time being alone. Learn your worth. Dream. And never forget where you came from.
People are full of great advice… Professors, parents, friends mean well… But in the end, the person driving this thing called life is you. Listen to you. Spend time being alone. Learn your worth. Dream. And never forget where you came from.
With my mother, Julie Andrews Edwards, I've authored such children's books as the 'Dumpy the Dump Truck' series, 'Dragon: Hound of Honor,' 'The Great American Mousical,' 'Simeon's Gift' and 'Thanks to You: Wisdom from Mother and Child.'
With my mother, Julie Andrews Edwards, I’ve authored such children’s books as the ‘Dumpy the Dump Truck’ series, ‘Dragon: Hound of Honor,’ ‘The Great American Mousical,’ ‘Simeon’s Gift’ and ‘Thanks to You: Wisdom from Mother and Child.’
If everyone loves you for the person you are, let alone your music is incredible, I think that's a really great place to be.
If everyone loves you for the person you are, let alone your music is incredible, I think that’s a really great place to be.
I did learn that some of the things that are great for locker rooms are inappropriate for political discourse. That's a wisdom I've garnered.
I did learn that some of the things that are great for locker rooms are inappropriate for political discourse. That’s a wisdom I’ve garnered.
To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.
To build a great company, which is a CEO’s job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.
I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn't grow up with the same privileges I had?'
I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, ‘Why doesn’t everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn’t grow up with the same privileges I had?’
One of the lessons of leadership worth emphasizing is that you want to get to know other great leaders and take their advice. At some point in your development, it's only people who've been in the seat of having to be leaders who can help you in a deep way.
One of the lessons of leadership worth emphasizing is that you want to get to know other great leaders and take their advice. At some point in your development, it’s only people who’ve been in the seat of having to be leaders who can help you in a deep way.