Zitat des Tages von Desiree Rogers:
When a person makes a decision, people will always want a reason they understand, so they'll put a negative spin on things.
There is an environment where someone is always looking for someone to make an error. They're always looking not for the good things, the wonderful things the president and first lady are doing, they're looking for an error or to criticize. And it's not conducive to good work.
No one should walk into a party and have a stamp that says 'mayor' or 'businessman' on their head. Everyone is just there to have a good time.
I'm from New Orleans, and I know that people do like to sit and talk and drink and, you know, have conversation; you have dialogue.
In many respects, we really are trying to not run the Social Office like a business, but we do have a strategy. We do have a mission. We are trying to standardize certain things so that our time is not spent on, you know, picking flowers or linens, that we've got standards.
I think the Social Office is really the office where East meets West. For those that don't know, the East side is typically the First Lady's side of the house. The West side is typically the President's side of the house.
I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous.
Johnson Publishing offered me an opportunity to build back iconic brands like 'Ebony' and 'Jet' magazines.
I don't do ordinary work. That is not me in the least.
In London, a lot of the time you don't see the sun shine.
We can't just rest on the fact that this is beautiful Chicago. I want to triple down on that experience and make it... life-altering.