In the India I was growing up in, history wasn’t really a wise career option. People would joke and say, ‘History’s okay, but what’s your actual job?’ I didn’t come from a privileged background and couldn’t afford to be irresponsible, so I did the pragmatic thing and did a MBA. Amish Tripathi Read Quote
Every morning when I pick up the newspaper and read about an earthquake in Japan or problems in European financial institutions, the first question I ask our staff is ‘What is money-market-fund exposure?’ Mary Schapiro Read Quote
I’m going to stay respectful. The team comes first. I’m not going to do anything to jeopardize them or myself, so I’ll just make sure I speak lightly and carry a big stick. Myles Garrett Read Quote
Implicit bias – our subconscious associations of race – permeates everything that we do. And we must pursue systemic accountability to fix it. Opal Tometi Read Quote
I think acting is about forgetting yourself in order to give the best of yourself. It’s passing through you more than you’re creating it. You’re not the flower, but the vase which holds the flower. Juliette Binoche Read Quote
We read advertisements… to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready – even eager – to discover, from the announcement of a new product, what we have all along wanted without really knowing it. Daniel J. Boorstin Read Quote
I think in my case, I had no choice but to have a good sense of humor. I grew up with my dad, Danny Thomas, and George Burns and Bob Hope and Milton Berle and Sid Caesar and all those guys were at our house all the time and telling jokes and making each other laugh. Marlo Thomas Read Quote
Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name. Karl Shapiro Read Quote
