Peggy Alford, Executive Vice President, Global Sales, PayPal : "There is not one successful personality type. Try to become a better you, not someone else or someone that you're not."
Keisha Lance Bottoms, 60th Mayor of Atlanta : "Follow your instincts-the first time."
Samuel Bright, Chief Product Officer, Upwork : "You and I have a voice, we have real influence, right now."
Laphonza Butler, President, EMILY's List : "Choose to understand before seeking to be understood."
Veronica Chambers, Author and Editor, Narrative Projects, The New York Times : "Keep going, and make the journey as joyful as possible."
Kenneth Chenault, Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst; Former Chairman and CEO, American Express : "In business and in life, surrounding yourself with a few trusted people just makes all the difference in the world."
Arnold Donald, CEO, Carnival Corporation : "Anger distorts your reaction. Anger distracts you from your purpose."
Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association (TIAA) : "You rent your title, you own your character."
Charles Harbison, Founder/Creative Director, HARBISON : "In life, as in fashion, it's not the predictable straight lines that make things interesting; it's the unexpected stitching that makes up the fabric of who we are."
Carole Hopson, First Officer, United Airlines : "Dream every day. Then set a goal and get to work."
Charles "Chaz" Howard, Vice President for Social Equity and Community and Chaplain, University of Pennsylvania : "We can journey with love through the crap and beautiful things can emerge from rocky soil."
Tom Jones, Senior Partner, TWJ Capital LLC. : "Repeated success can be very heady, but it doesn't necessarily make you wise."
Debra Lee, Corporate Board Director and Retired CEO, BET : "Do you. But also be open to evolution."
Malcolm Lee, Writer, Director/Filmmaker : "Power is a good thing. But it means more work, and more expectations."
Alprentice McCutchen, History Teacher, New Rochelle High School : "Just take one step at a time, do one thing at a time, don't stop. And you'll eventually rock it with distinction."
Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel, Legal Defense Fund : "There may not be a blueprint for the time and space that you are about to enter. You will likely have to create one."
Richard Parsons, Co-Founder and Partner, Imagination Capital : "The unanswered question is, are we gonna get it right this time, or are we just going to dance on the surface again?"
Kahina Van Dyke, Global Head, Digital Channels & Client Data Analytics, Standard Chartered Bank : "Don't do things because they look good on paper. Do things because they inspire you to work when everybody else might be sleeping."
Jason White, Chief Marketing Officer, MTV : "It's a defining truth: You can be anything you want."