Bozoma Saint John Quotes
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I bite my nails.
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I love sleep so much. That's the one thing I won't sacrifice. I really cannot.
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Being a black woman in America and the world and in corporate situations is something to be celebrated.
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Passion should meet your professional life, and I'm a living, breathing testament to that.
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I'm following the path that was destined for me.
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I'm living out my dreams every day.
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We need better corporate environments. We need better workplaces everywhere.
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I was born in Middletown, Connecticut, while my dad was getting his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology and anthropology at Wesleyan University.
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You can't control everything.
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At 13, I learned what it meant to walk into a room and not care what everybody thinks of you.
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There is something to be said about taking the risk. We all know that is where the greatest reward is.
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We have to find ways to create content that folks want to see.
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I want to listen to my Apple Music on my iPhone. I also want to listen to it on my iPad. I want to play it on my Apple TV; I want to be connected everywhere I go. It fits into the puzzle of everything that is Apple, and, therefore, it should not be seen as some sort of separate entity that is trying to find its way.
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Even though society has come a long way in correcting the inequalities between men and women in the workplace, it still has to be said that women are oftentimes subconsciously playing to the gender roles which we are taught from birth.
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Part of innovation is, fake it until you make it. Keep trying things, but it's not just the random trying.
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The adage is true: Walk a mile in my shoes - or drive a mile in my car. There is nothing quite like sitting in the seat yourself.
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When I was growing up, the brands that were most powerful were people brands, like Michael Jackson or Madonna. They stood for something that, perhaps, wasn't wholly who they were, which then became an image that they sold. That's still a brand to me.
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Because my husband, Peter, died young, I've already faced the scariest thing in my life. Now I live out the dreams for both of us.
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It's very personal to me and doesn't work for everybody, but what I have found in my experience is that when I make pro and con lists, it's usually because I am trying to talk myself out of a good idea or talk myself into a really bad one.
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I've never taken the easy route. I don't even know what that is!
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When I first walked into Uber, it was very difficult because people were unsure about what was going to happen - there was a real sense of powerlessness.
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We all know this: Music is such a fundamental part of life.
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I feel really proud of the work I did at Apple Music, and I don't take anything away from it that's negative at all.
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I'm bold in personality, I'm hella tall, and I'm hella black.