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“We need better corporate environments. We need better workplaces everywhere.”
“Bring your whole self to work because, that way, you can bring full ideas and the wholeness of your unique abilities.”
“Companies can change. Culture can change.”
“I'm following the path that was destined for me.”
“I feel really proud of the work I did at Apple Music, and I don't take anything away from it that's negative at all.”
“Being a black woman in America and the world and in corporate situations is something to be celebrated.”
“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.”
“I'm a woman. I'm black. I am passionate. I am transparent.”
“Apple is a unique company in that the art and the science sit together very nicely. There's an appreciation for both sides of the brain.”
“Part of innovation is, fake it until you make it. Keep trying things, but it's not just the random trying.”
“I am very competitive - with myself and everybody else. I'm petty, too.”
“You can't control everything.”
“I'm bold in personality, I'm hella tall, and I'm hella black.”
“I'm a natural optimist.”
“If our employees are wearing the Uber sweatshirt to the grocery store, that would make me feel great.”
“Everyone is going to be skeptical if they don't know what is happening.”
“The number of African Americans in Silicon Valley is dismal. It's not up to one company - it's up to the entire industry to make sure that we are moving the conversation forward. Sometimes those walls of competition need to come down so we can move the entire industry forward.”
“Apple Music is a living, breathing brand.”
“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.'”
“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.”