Adena Friedman Quotes
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The companies that choose to list on Nasdaq are among the most innovative, risk-taking businesses in the world, and they are proof to us all that prudent risk-taking drives our economy forward.
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I just think of myself as a hard-working person who loves my job.
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One of many strengths that I often see in successful women on Wall Street is a responsible balance between risk taking and risk mitigation - the ability to assess situations smartly and make the right medium-to-long-term decisions without being lured into reckless, short-term profit-taking.
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Regardless of how or where you enter Wall Street, use your inherent skills and strengths to succeed.
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If someone gives you an opportunity, you better maximize it so that he wants to give you the next one.
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By definition, risk exposes businesses to danger.
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I had children very young. You go through a period of immense guilt about being a working mother.
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We tax our companies more than any other country in the world, so we really are not really encouraging businesses to grow and expand, and over time, that's going to make it so that we diminish our role in the global economy.
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You never stop learning.
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I have been measured on my merit and on my accomplishments.
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Nobody gets through life without experiencing some form of rejection, which is why everybody knows how awful it feels.
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Always be listening and learning.
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If it's a cliche to say that intellectual curiosity keeps your mind sharp, your senses alert, and your capabilities cutting-edge, that's because it's true.
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Ideas are only as good as your ability to communicate them.
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The best thing we can do with rejection is to make it a learning experience - rejection is a great teacher.
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Listen to clients, employees, and peers and stay open to their ideas, feedback, and answers. Doing so is vital to the success of any leader.
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Don't assume that opportunity will come to you. Put yourself forward when there is an opportunity.
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If you're not making use of even the most routine assignment to learn something, realize that many of your colleagues and coworkers are.
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Nasdaq is investing in the technologies, talent, and capabilities that solve the complex challenges our clients face.
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We definitely are a supporter of lowering corporate income tax and managing through the reprehension of cash for companies because we do think that'll give them more ammunition to grow their businesses and expand what they do.
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We need to make sure we are constantly staying ahead, thinking about what is coming.
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I'm hoping that other people can learn from me, both the mistakes I've made or the opportunities I've had, or for the decisions I've made: for instance, not to go and take a lot of different jobs in a lot of different places, but to stay in one place for most of my career.
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I was always first in, last out, but not inefficiently.
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I really believe that I've been a better parent from being a working mother.