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> [Sometimes those apartments we lived in weren't finished, sometimes the rooms would be heated by the gas stove, sometimes we would heat our water on hot plates to take baths, and that was very sobering, especially as a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/sometimes-those-apartments-we-lived-in-weren-t-finished-sometimes-the/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

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## More by Mellody Hobson

> [I love Obama. And Michelle. I was so grateful for them. They were such stunning people. We were lucky to have them. They were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-love-obama-and-michelle-i-was-so-grateful-for-them-they-were-such/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [When I think of my career and why I leaned in, it comes down to basic survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/when-i-think-of-my-career-and-why-i-leaned-in-it-comes-down-to-basic/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [I can't tell you how many resumes we get from business schools across the country from black women and black men and Hispanic women,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-can-t-tell-you-how-many-resumes-we-get-from-business-schools-across/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [Bravery is not the absence of fear, it is overcoming it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/bravery-is-not-the-absence-of-fear-it-is-overcoming-it/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [How many people, though, do I meet that I think have talent? Well actually a lot. That's what drives my enthusiasm in the conversation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/how-many-people-though-do-i-meet-that-i-think-have-talent-well/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [Having a financially illiterate society is dangerous, and we have to do something about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/having-a-financially-illiterate-society-is-dangerous-and-we-have-to/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [I've been thought to be a flight attendant many many times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-ve-been-thought-to-be-a-flight-attendant-many-many-times/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [I always felt very insecure financially as a child. I was desperate to understand money as a child. I was desperate to be secure.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-always-felt-very-insecure-financially-as-a-child-i-was-desperate-to/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [I grew up going to a school where there weren't a lot of black kids. And so my mother, from a very, very young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-grew-up-going-to-a-school-where-there-weren-t-a-lot-of-black-kids/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [Now, race is one of those topics in America that makes people extraordinarily uncomfortable. You bring it up at a dinner party or in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/now-race-is-one-of-those-topics-in-america-that-makes-people/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [I know many members of our community steer clear of Wall Street because of the perception that the stock market is risky, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-know-many-members-of-our-community-steer-clear-of-wall-street/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [I've told stories about people coming to my office and giving me their coats and requesting that I hang them up and get coffee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-ve-told-stories-about-people-coming-to-my-office-and-giving-me/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [I found my own orthodontist, my own high school. I set up interviews and did college trips. Despite her incredible concern and caring, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-found-my-own-orthodontist-my-own-high-school-i-set-up-interviews/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [I know that my life is a miracle and because of that, I can't think my success is because I was so great at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/i-know-that-my-life-is-a-miracle-and-because-of-that-i-can-t-think-my/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

> [We cannot afford to be color-blind, we have to be color-brave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mellody-hobson/we-cannot-afford-to-be-color-blind-we-have-to-be-color-brave/)

[Mellody Hobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mellody-hobson/)

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