Quotes by businesswomen

A leader who listens is one who is malleable and willing to refine her views and actions as she learns new information or hears a better idea. Adena Friedman

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Flat-out, the time I wasn't working I was spending with the kids and my husband. Adena Friedman

Time Husband Spending Kids Working

You can get wrapped up in that megamerger mentality. Adena Friedman

You Wrapped Mentality Up Get

The financial service industry has an image issue. Adena Friedman

Service Financial Industry Issue Image

If you really think about the fabric of the United States, or the finance of any economy, finance is a true underpinning of what makes the economy great - if it can be done successfully, responsibly, and with a client orientation. Adena Friedman

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The ability to have influence and create change and drive the strategy of an organization is really what excites me. Adena Friedman

Me Change Organization Drive Strategy Ability Excites Influence Create Really

I was always first in, last out, but not inefficiently. Adena Friedman

First Out Always Last

One of the things I liked about the movie 'Minority Report' was they used a lot of futurists as consultants to really try to understand what the world really would be like in 50 years. Adena Friedman

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I feel like I grew up in the investment business. My dad was at T. Rowe Price his whole career. We lived in Baltimore and had a small social circle, so most of my dad's friends also worked for T. Rowe. Adena Friedman

I would like to be known as a great leader, not as a great woman leader. Adena Friedman

Great Woman Leader Would Great Leader Like Known

My favorite kick is the roundhouse. I'm very capable of kicking a tall person in the head with a roundhouse. Adena Friedman

Kick Kicking Favorite Head Tall Very Person Capable

Always be listening and learning. Adena Friedman

Learning Listening Always

I have been measured on my merit and on my accomplishments. Adena Friedman

Merit Been Accomplishments Measured

Every time you feel entitled, you're making a mistake. Adena Friedman

Time You Mistake Entitled Every Every Time Feel Making

I'm the only person who's uninspired by the Starbucks mocha peppermint whatever-it-is. Aerin Lauder

Only Person Uninspired Starbucks

I usually keep my personal style simple and streamlined. I like classic colors like black, white, and beige. White and black is my favorite color combination, and I like to finish up my look with an accent of gold jewelry. Aerin Lauder

Just because something is on trend doesn't mean you have to embrace it. You can look at it and admire it, but that doesn't mean you have to wear black nail polish or red lipstick. Aerin Lauder

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My mother taught me that it is important to be prepared for a last-minute polish. Aerin Lauder

Me Mother Important Last-Minute Be Prepared Polish Taught Prepared

Looking feminine is important to me. My personal style is fairly traditional. I was definitely influenced by my mother, who always looks elegant, and by Estee's classic style; she was always in Givenchy or Ungaro. Aerin Lauder

Me Mother Important Looking Style Definitely Classic She Looks Fairly Always Feminine Traditional Personal Influenced Personal Style Who Elegant

I think talented people are priceless. And I think people that are knowledgeable and experienced - and I think there's a balance of new talent and experience, which makes, I think, Estee Lauder really special. Aerin Lauder

Balance Experience People Think Priceless New Talent Talented Talented People Knowledgeable Makes Experienced Which Really Special

I've always been inspired by beautiful interiors. Aerin Lauder

Beautiful Inspired Always Been Interiors

I inherited my love of gold jewellery from my grandmother. Aerin Lauder

Love Gold Grandmother Inherited Jewellery