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Born on December 19th

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Quotes by Authors Born Today (146)

"I love this stuff - bitcoin, ethereum, blockchain technology - and what the future holds."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Technology

"We set up a small bitcoin and ethereum mining operation... that miraculously now is actually making a lot of money."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Mindfulness

"Blockchain technology isn't just a more efficient way to settle securities. It will fundamentally change market structures, and maybe even the architecture of the Internet itself."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Technology

"Every day, you have to get up with new energy and new ideas to contribute to pushing the organization forward."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"Returns matter a lot. It's our capital."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"I am in a traditional financial services business - but we at Fidelity can see that the evolution of technology is setting our industry up for disruption. What if this technology could do for the transfer of value what the Internet did for the transfer of information?"

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Technology

"Lots of people will give you advice... and depending upon how well they know you, the advice might be valid or not so valid."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"Don't assume that the answers are out there in the form of somebody else already doing something. Sometimes they are. But you have to think beyond that."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"Across the board, women are unhappy with our industry."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Motivation

"When everyone is running the machine, and it's all working, there's a tendency to look at the short term and focus on incremental opportunities and not look ahead to the really big opportunities."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Technology

"At the end of the day, you know yourself best."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"Even a small reduction in errors and rework can have a significant impact."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Motivation

"You have to think that the answer - and the right answer - for you and your organization might not be something that's been done before. And it's up to you to discover and work with your team to form and figure out how to do successfully."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"I was raised to believe that New England is the best place on the planet."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"Every day, you get up, and the world is changing; your customers are expecting more from you. Your competitors are putting pressure on you by doing more and trying to beat you here and beat you there."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Motivation

"We at Fidelity view ourselves just as much a financial information processing company as an investment management firm. That may not be too newsworthy."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"Your results are very quantifiable. And nobody can take those results away from you. They are yours... All of that, I think, is very good for women."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Technology

"I'm a believer. I'm one of the few standing before you today from a large financial services company that has not given up on digital currencies."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Technology

"I demand pretty aggressive goal setting and a commitment to measured progress towards those goals because I don't like surprises. I don't even like good surprises."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Motivation

"There's a time that may come in an organization where leading by influence is not enough. When things are not going the way they need to go, there's a time when one has to step up... to set the organization back on the right direction."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Motivation

"I like analyzing and managing large-scale transaction processing platforms, record-keeping administration, and brokerage trading services."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"Change is something that is expected and, therefore, not resisted."

Abigail Johnson
Topic: Wisdom

"In the field of resilience & focus, we are not defined by the weight of our struggles, but by the strength we find when we rise."

Cicely Tyson
Topic: Resilience

"Like a lighthouse in the storm, your inner resolve must remain steady and bright. As a historical figure, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

Cicely Tyson
Topic: Resilience

"The hardest trials do not consume the gold; they refine the spirit and clear the path ahead."

Cicely Tyson
Topic: Resilience

"Singing is a way of escaping. It's another world. I'm no longer on earth."

Edith Piaf
Topic: Creativity

"If God has allowed me to earn so much money, it is because He knows I give it all away."

Edith Piaf
Topic: Wisdom

"I think you have to pay for love with bitter tears."

Edith Piaf
Topic: Wisdom

"I'd like to see one person - just one - who would own up to having been a coward."

Edith Piaf
Topic: Wisdom
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