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It Has Given Me A Global Vantage Point, Being The Daughter Of Immigrants From China, Who Had Nothing When They Came Here. And Now I Am Leading A Company. It Speaks To Something Deep In Me, The Concept That You Don't Have To Start With Anything.

President Obama's 100-day Plan Is Pretty Impressive. I Think It's A Wow 100-plus Days. The Administration Is Not Operating From Fear, It Is Trying To Drive Change For The Future, And That's A Good Thing.

I Became Ceo At The Beginning Of The Hit On Old Economy Stocks. When Something Like That Occurs In Your First Six Months As A Ceo Of A More Traditional Branded Firm, It Makes For A Fast Learning Curve.

I Feel Like I'm Part Of History Being Made. I Leave Apple Board Meetings Thinking, 'i've Got To Do A Better Job.'

The Company Was Actually Founded On Creating Earnings Opportunities For Women, Even Before It Went Into Skincare, Lipstick, And Fragrance. The Founding Avon Principle, Before Women Could Vote And When Basically Only Men Were Working, Was To Allow Women To Get Out Of Their Homes And To Create An Entrepreneurship Opportunity For Them.