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Soledad OBrien Quotes

I think of myself as a journalist and a storyteller Picture Quote #1

I’ve never taken fashion too seriously. I try to enjoy it Picture Quote #1

On Sunday night, my husband makes a five-course family dinner Picture Quote #1

Is the capacity for cruelty inherent in all of us Picture Quote #1

I don’t think being beautiful takes away from your credibility Picture Quote #1

Stories, as we’re taught in journalism school early on, are told through people. Those stories make our documentaries powerful. You can explore someone’s culture, you can explore their experience, you can explore an issue through human beings who are going through it Picture Quote #1

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It is truly not fun to be the family that sticks out in an all-white community. On the other side, I have five brothers and sisters; we all look exactly the same, and we’re very, very tight. The lessons about race were not pleasant, but there are things that I loved about my childhood Picture Quote #1

When I was leaving NBC News to go to CNN, people would say, ‘What?! Why would you possibly leave the ‘Today Show’ to go to cable?’ If I would’ve listened to people, I would’ve been on a great platform, but I wouldn’t have grown as a journalist. So far, most of the steps in my career have been really good Picture Quote #1

Being an entrepreneur is a mindset. You have to see things as opportunities all the time. I like to do interviews. I like to push people on certain topics. I like to dig into the stories where there’s not necessarily a right or wrong answer Picture Quote #1

I don’t think journalism changes. It’s about digging into stories and telling them well. The basic tenets of great reporting stay the same while things around it change. Technology has made reporting easier, but it has also caused job loss. Social media has increased discussion around topics, but it has its own challenges at times Picture Quote #1

Over the years, my husband and I have sent two dozen or more girls to college and helped them with whatever else they needed Picture Quote #1

We have a foundation, the Soledad O’Brien Starfish Foundation. We send girls to and through college. We started-off saying we send girls to college, but to do so is not enough. Seeing them through college is the key Picture Quote #1

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My hair journey involved a lot of trying to figure out how to deal with my hair as a bi-racial girl in a white community living in Long Island, N.Y., where no one had a clue what to do with it Picture Quote #1

At Al Jazeera, the first story I did was to sit down with a former Haitian dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and grill him about crimes against humanity. Al Jazeera is giving me the opportunity to tell important stories and stories that I want to tell Picture Quote #1

I’m black. I’m Latina. My mom is Cuban. Afro-Cuban. My dad is white and Australian Picture Quote #1

I would say I’m black because my parents said I’m black. I’m black because my mother’s black. I’m black because I grew up in a family of all black people. I knew I was black because I grew up in an all-white neighborhood. And my parents, as part of their protective mechanisms that they were going to give to us, made it very clear what we were Picture Quote #1

For any reporter, education is a topic where everything else - money, politics, et cetera - intersects. I have four kids in K through 12, so I’m knee-deep in it. I’m really interested in the philosophy behind it all. Should you just memorize your multiplication tables, or should you understand the concept behind them? Picture Quote #1

People are interested in things not necessarily covered by the mainstream media, so they download things online. The categories are growing because people find out that they’re not able to get information about stories that are of interest to them on the evening news Picture Quote #1

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CoverGirl’s Girls CAN movement is perfectly aligned with my passion for helping young women overcome life’s challenges, and my commitment to highlighting girls’ successes. I am thrilled to partner with CoverGirl to embark on this exciting journey to improve the lives of girls and women in the world Picture Quote #1

When I was 13, I began relaxing my hair, and that meant when I turned 18 it began to crack and fall off, and when I began anchoring, I had short, stubbly pieces of hair. And trying to report in San Francisco with fog meant my hair swelled Picture Quote #1

It is a sad day for our country when the moral foundation of our law and the acknowledgment of God has to be hidden from public view to appease a federal judge Picture Quote #1

Investing in girls can actually move the needle in communities... and can actually benefit boys, because girls are the mothers of boys Picture Quote #1

I have a philosophy that white people would be interested in Native Americans because, first of all, it’s probably the only group as a country we all study and know the history and then never study again past the age of 10. So I think we have these things we believe are true, that are just not true about what an audience wants Picture Quote #1

As CNN saw our growth in African-American viewership, they affirmed a fundamental truth of news coverage - people will watch you if they see themselves in what you report. It doesn’t hurt if the people doing the reporting look like them, too Picture Quote #1

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I don’t know how you can move out of one’s socioeconomic category if you don’t have education Picture Quote #1

I’m black. I’m Latina. My mom is Cuban. Afro-Cuban. My dad is white and Australian Picture Quote #1

Over the years, my husband and I have sent two dozen or more girls to college and helped them with whatever else they needed Picture Quote #1

It is a sad day for our country when the moral foundation of our law and the acknowledgment of God has to be hidden from public view to appease a federal judge Picture Quote #1

People will say you can’t do good and do well. They’re wrong, that’s idiotic advice Picture Quote #1

Stories are more than compelling facts. People remember stories more than they remember statistics Picture Quote #1

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I think of myself as a journalist and a storyteller (Soledad OBrien Quotes) I’ve never taken fashion too seriously. I try to enjoy it (Soledad OBrien Quotes) On Sunday night, my husband makes a five-course family dinner (Soledad OBrien Quotes) Is the capacity for cruelty inherent in all of us (Soledad OBrien Quotes) I don’t think being beautiful takes away from your credibility (Soledad OBrien Quotes) Stories, as we’re taught in journalism school early on, are told through people. Those stories make our documentaries powerful. You can explore someone’s culture, you can explore their experience, you can explore an issue through human beings who are going through it. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) It is truly not fun to be the family that sticks out in an all-white community. On the other side, I have five brothers and sisters; we all look exactly the same, and we’re very, very tight. The lessons about race were not pleasant, but there are things that I loved about my childhood. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) When I was leaving NBC News to go to CNN, people would say, ‘What?! Why would you possibly leave the ‘Today Show’ to go to cable?’ If I would’ve listened to people, I would’ve been on a great platform, but I wouldn’t have grown as a journalist. So far, most of the steps in my career have been really good. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) Being an entrepreneur is a mindset. You have to see things as opportunities all the time. I like to do interviews. I like to push people on certain topics. I like to dig into the stories where there’s not necessarily a right or wrong answer. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) I don’t think journalism changes. It’s about digging into stories and telling them well. The basic tenets of great reporting stay the same while things around it change. Technology has made reporting easier, but it has also caused job loss. Social media has increased discussion around topics, but it has its own challenges at times. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) Over the years, my husband and I have sent two dozen or more girls to college and helped them with whatever else they needed. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) We have a foundation, the Soledad O’Brien Starfish Foundation. We send girls to and through college. We started-off saying we send girls to college, but to do so is not enough. Seeing them through college is the key. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) My hair journey involved a lot of trying to figure out how to deal with my hair as a bi-racial girl in a white community living in Long Island, N.Y., where no one had a clue what to do with it. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) At Al Jazeera, the first story I did was to sit down with a former Haitian dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and grill him about crimes against humanity. Al Jazeera is giving me the opportunity to tell important stories and stories that I want to tell. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) I’m black. I’m Latina. My mom is Cuban. Afro-Cuban. My dad is white and Australian. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) I would say I’m black because my parents said I’m black. I’m black because my mother’s black. I’m black because I grew up in a family of all black people. I knew I was black because I grew up in an all-white neighborhood. And my parents, as part of their protective mechanisms that they were going to give to us, made it very clear what we were. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) For any reporter, education is a topic where everything else - money, politics, et cetera - intersects. I have four kids in K through 12, so I’m knee-deep in it. I’m really interested in the philosophy behind it all. Should you just memorize your multiplication tables, or should you understand the concept behind them? (Soledad OBrien Quotes) People are interested in things not necessarily covered by the mainstream media, so they download things online. The categories are growing because people find out that they’re not able to get information about stories that are of interest to them on the evening news. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) CoverGirl’s Girls CAN movement is perfectly aligned with my passion for helping young women overcome life’s challenges, and my commitment to highlighting girls’ successes. I am thrilled to partner with CoverGirl to embark on this exciting journey to improve the lives of girls and women in the world. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) When I was 13, I began relaxing my hair, and that meant when I turned 18 it began to crack and fall off, and when I began anchoring, I had short, stubbly pieces of hair. And trying to report in San Francisco with fog meant my hair swelled. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) It is a sad day for our country when the moral foundation of our law and the acknowledgment of God has to be hidden from public view to appease a federal judge. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) Investing in girls can actually move the needle in communities... and can actually benefit boys, because girls are the mothers of boys. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) I have a philosophy that white people would be interested in Native Americans because, first of all, it’s probably the only group as a country we all study and know the history and then never study again past the age of 10. So I think we have these things we believe are true, that are just not true about what an audience wants. (Soledad OBrien Quotes) As CNN saw our growth in African-American viewership, they affirmed a fundamental truth of news coverage - people will watch you if they see themselves in what you report. It doesn’t hurt if the people doing the reporting look like them, too (Soledad OBrien Quotes) I don’t know how you can move out of one’s socioeconomic category if you don’t have education (Soledad OBrien Quotes) I’m black. I’m Latina. My mom is Cuban. Afro-Cuban. My dad is white and Australian (Soledad OBrien Quotes) Over the years, my husband and I have sent two dozen or more girls to college and helped them with whatever else they needed (Soledad OBrien Quotes) It is a sad day for our country when the moral foundation of our law and the acknowledgment of God has to be hidden from public view to appease a federal judge (Soledad OBrien Quotes) People will say you can’t do good and do well. They’re wrong, that’s idiotic advice (Soledad OBrien Quotes) Stories are more than compelling facts. People remember stories more than they remember statistics (Soledad OBrien Quotes)

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