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If you think you can, then you’re half way there. If you say, ‘I can’t,’ then you’re defeated.

Debbi Fields

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Debbi Fields
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 18
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Businessperson
Businesswoman
Oakland
California
Mrs. Fields
Debra J. Fields
Debra Jane Sivyer
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What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best - which I believed then and believe now is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.
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What really fueled me, and maybe infuriated me, is that nobody believed in me. Nobody. I don't even think I believe in myself.
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Good enough never is. Set your standards so high that even the flaws are considered excellent.
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I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything.
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There is always competition. Whatever you do, there will be competition, and you have to decide how you’re going to play. For me, I had to be the very best. I had to be the very best. Because, if I was not the very best, I would end up being number two.
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It's never too late - not now, not ever - for you to pursue your passion.
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If that's what everybody else is doing, that is not what I'm going to do!
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Don't stop at the first no. You have to be a risk taker. If there weren't room for creativity, the patent office would close down.
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We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share. You want to look inside your heart and your soul, and you want to tap into the one thing you love to do. Develop it. Share it. Nurture it. You were meant to have that gift.
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Truly, I get high on oxygen, and once I graduate from that, what really fulfills me is doing what I love. That, to me, is absolutely priceless.
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Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.
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My role is to coach, encourage, inspire, motivate, and help people.
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No is an unacceptable answer. I'm allergic to no.
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Being good enough never is.
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The greatest failure is not to try. Had I listened to all the people during the course of my life who said, You can't. You'll fail. It won't work. You don't have..., I wouldn't be here today.
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