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"I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values."
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"If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union."

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, 'We did this ourselves.'"

"We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity."

"The purpose of work is to labor and invest time in your gift."
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"But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity."


"I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect."


"I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be."


"So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one."


"I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life."


"My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important."


"I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life."


"I've had it all my life and when it can time for me to start a family, I was quite anxious to do so."
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