So I think that you have a lot of negativity in these questions, and I think my father has put forth a very comprehensive and really revolutionary plan to deal with a lot of issues. So I don't know how useful it is to spend too much time with you on this if you're going to make a comment like that.

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You realize in life, not that many things matter that much, but your choice of a spouse is everything.

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Fashion is meant to be fun.

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From a productivity perspective, prioritization is key. And it's very easy to focus on clearing the decks of minutia, especially when one's very busy. It's almost easy to want to sit down at your desk when you have a free five minutes and try to clear out some of the incoming emails rather than strip things strategically and foundationally and ask about what the most important objectives for you and the company are.

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Accessories are crucial. A great bag and a piece of statement jewelry are the fastest way to elevate an otherwise understated look.

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It's important to be honest with and respectful of each other and deal with issues as they arrive, as opposed to letting them simmer.

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To the extent I can, I try to maintain a laser focus on what needs to get done from a priority standpoint. And not just from an urgency standpoint, but from a value-added standpoint. So where can I add the most value? Where is my time best spent?

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I make money because I have to pay for everything apart from my school fees. My mother even makes me pay my own telephone bill.

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If people think I'm just the boss's daughter, they're deceived.

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I probably not as likely to say what's on my mind, and I think most people aren't. It's not something I would want to always be doing. So that's why I'm not a politician.

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I'm so grateful to my parents for my upbringing and for all of the opportunities that I was provided with, but I also learned at a young age that success is not given, it is earned and that has always been something that motivates me.

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I'm not a clone, and I'm not a minion.

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I generally wake up, exercise and read through a huge amount of newspapers. I get to the office somewhere between 7:30 and 8:00 - my brothers and I are always the first ones in.

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We're generating an enormous amount of content geared at this young professional woman, which has been resonating strongly. We also have been creating solution-oriented products for that same person that will help her transition in life through her many roles, whether they may be mother, girlfriend, professional, and really everything in between.

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If there's one single thing that I do every single time, it's require references and, ideally, at least one reference from every company they've worked at.

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Real estate is my life. It is my day job, if you will. But it consumes my nights and weekends, too.

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My mom grew up in the Soviet Bloc, and she was a Tiger Mom. We didn't get away with much.

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I am a very proud daughter. Obviously to be able to see this transpiring, to watch him achieve so much as a politician - and we're certainly not a family of politicians, and politics is certainly not our family business - it's been amazing.

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We're in a very unique time where noise equals, in a lot of people's perception, advocacy. And I fundamentally disagree with that.

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I think there are multiple ways to have your voice heard. In some cases, it's through protest and it's through going on the nightly news and talking about or denouncing every issue on which you disagree with. Other times it is quietly and directly and candidly.

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I obviously have a great love and appreciation of jewelry, thanks to my mother, much to the dismay of both my father and my boyfriends.

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