Bozoma Saint John Quotes
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Live today as if you don't have tomorrow: my husband was diagnosed and killed by cancer within six months.
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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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Passion should meet your professional life, and I'm a living, breathing testament to that.
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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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Six months after I was born, we moved to Ghana. The first five years of my life were there. In 1982, when there was a coup d'etat, my family left because the government was overthrown, and my dad was involved in politics.
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I've worked hard for my life. No one gave me anything.
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I've never run from a job; I've always run to another one.
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I don't think it's any secret that there's a lack of diversity in Silicon Valley. But that, to me, is actually quite beautiful. It allows me to be fully me because there is no one else to look at and say, 'Oh, I should be more like that.'
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I don't fear challenge.
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Don't let the myths make you believe that women don't support other women.
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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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I'm such a brand nerd.
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I believe in manifesting the words that are coming out of my mouth. I'm very careful with what I say because the intention is then out in the universe.
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It's our job as marketers and brand professionals to nurture the brand and calm it down when it's angry and to encourage when it's trying to grow.
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Even now, when people ask me, 'Why did you take the job at Uber?' I say because my gut told me to.
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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.
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If I can be in a position of power and influence, and be able to make my present better, then I want to do that.
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There's no more exciting moment for me as a brand strategist than a turnaround.
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I want to be something that is worthy to be bragged about.
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I don't expect anyone who doesn't look like me to fix my problems.
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I'm always trying to do things better than I've done them before, do them faster than I've done them before.
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I've broken through many walls and glass ceilings.
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I'm a great napper. I nap in a lot of places.
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At school, I could talk about what other kids were talking about. Maybe I wouldn't seem so strange if I connected with them on the level they were used to.