American Quote 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…

— Mellody Hobson

When I think of my career and why I leaned in, it comes down to basic survival.

— 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,…

— Mellody Hobson

Bravery is not the absence of fear, it is overcoming it.

— 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…

— Mellody Hobson

Having a financially illiterate society is dangerous, and we have to do something about that.

— Mellody Hobson

I've been thought to be a flight attendant many many times.

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Mellody Hobson