Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility.

You can't just think that you will get a job for no good reason... And I think that the other part is you have to work your way up, you know I did a lot of Xeroxing and getting coffee...I always did what I was asked to do. I delivered. People knew that I would get things done and get them done well. And that is a big part of our resumes, are based on being responsible and being willing to do what needed to be done.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.

Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.

One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.

Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.