Debbi Fields Quotes - Page 2

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• Be great at what you do, and don't ever settle for mediocrity or else you will always wonder how great you could have been.

  Debbi Fields

  Mediocrity, Wonder, Settling

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• We knew we loved making cookies and every time we did, we made people happy. That was our business plan.

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  People, Cookies, Made

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• I use nothing but the best ingredients. My cookies are always baked fresh. I price cookies so that you cannot make them at home for any less. And I still give cookies away.

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  Home, Service Culture, Air

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• Never give up. The bankers and financial people did not take me seriously initially. Everyone thought I would fail. My attitude was that 'No' is an unacceptable answer when it comes to financing.

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  Giving Up, Attitude, People

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• Remember, the greatest failure is not to try.

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  Inspiration, Trying, Remember

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• You do not have to be superhuman to do what you believe in.

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  Inspirational, Believe, Belief

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• I really do believe that there's no such thing as coincidence. People come into our lives for a reason.

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  Believe, People, Coincidence

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make.

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  Ideas, America, Likes

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• Number one, I absolutely love making chocolate chip cookies. I mean, it's fun. It's exciting. Beyond the fact that I love making them, I love eating them.

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  Fun, Mean, Numbers

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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. Part of what I was trying to do was to make the decision to go into business and find the guts to see it through. I was told that when I went in to see the bankers that I was supposed to be very muted, that I was supposed to blend in, that I was supposed to have the typical drab suit on.

  Debbi Fields

  Believe, Thinking, Decision

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• All I need as payment is a smile. That just really pushes me forward so that I'm always capturing the next opportunity to develop myself.

  Debbi Fields

  Opportunity, Needs, Next

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I had always been taught that life was the other way around -- that you had to make sure you got what was coming to you . . .

  Debbi Fields

  Way, Taught

  Debbi Fields, Alan Furst (1987). “"One smart cookie": how a housewife's chocolate chip recipe turned into a multimillion-dollar business--the story of Mrs. Fields cookies”, Simon & Schuster

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• The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.

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  Business, Successful, Entrepreneur

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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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  Opportunity, Trying, Lucky

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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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.

  Debbi Fields

  Believe, Thinking, I Believe

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I love having fun! Why not?

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  Fun, Having Fun, Why Not

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• My role is to coach, encourage, inspire, motivate, and help people.

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  People, Inspire, Roles

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I use my experience, my failures, my successes, and help people stay focused.

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  People, Use, Helping

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I love to nurture, I love to help people. I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor.

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  People, Mentor, Helping

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I'm not a "what if." I want to just do it, try it, give it my all, and if it's not meant to be, I can accept that. But I had to do it.

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  Giving, What If, Trying

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I feel like any time I'm doing what I love, my big pay-off is watching somebody else be the receiver.

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  Pay, Bigs, Feels

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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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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  Ifs

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I believe the only limitations are the ones that we accept. I know that there is, in theory, a glass ceiling. But I don't believe that it's a solid wall. I'm going through it. Nothing's stopping me. Yes, there are these preconceived notions; yes, we have challenges. Let's accept them, let's not be afraid of them, let's break through them.

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  Wall, Believe, Glasses

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I get very excited when I wake up in the morning and I am just full of oxygen.

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  Morning, Oxygen, Wake Up

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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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.

  Debbi Fields

  Oxygen, Getting High, Graduates

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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