But neither of my parents had the opportunity to go to college, but as I told the girls earlier, what my parents did for us is that they saved, and they sacrificed everything for us because they wanted something more for me and my brother.
"Instantly I knew there was something there for me, " she says.
But let me tell you what my folks did do -- they saved everything they had, they sacrificed everything because they wanted something more for me and my brother.
Women like my grandmother who worked in a bank all her life, and even after she hit that glass ceiling, kept getting up and giving her best every day, without complaint, because she wanted something better for me and my sister.
But they all said the same thing -- please do something for people like me and families like mine.
But that grizzled New York City cab driver also illuminated something very positive for me, which is the words of Abraham Lincoln.
Finally I want to thank Forbes.com for this wonderful opportunity and my editor, Fred Allen, for seeing something in me.
Crochet was something that was easy for me to pack up and take while waiting for an appointment or waiting in Frankfurt Germany to catch a bus to our next duty station.
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But as of now, I've never been offered anything which excited me or something that I felt would be challenging enough for me to do.
It is a matter of principle for me and something that responds to the public mood.
Somebody needs to say something and it was time for me to say it.
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But for three years something kept me from sitting down and learning how to edit tape and produce a story.
At twenty something, it was easy for me to believe that I had the Midas touch, and that I could do no wrong on the trading floor.
Something is not totally working for me here.
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"There have been times when I've questioned whether I should move on and do something different but I never stopped loving tennis and I was willing to try something different which paid off for me, " she said.
So let me demystify something for you.
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"For me to be playing for my country and on top of it to be playing to achieve what my father had hoped for but had not accomplished in his Olympic experience, I just felt like I was playing for something larger than just me, " said the American, now 42.
Looking for something, I thought it was going to be easier for me than it has been.
Page: About a year ago, YouTube became something that could keep me entertained for hours on a TV.
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That will be something that will live with me for a long time.
So if you feel the need to do nice things for me, bring something along these lines to my beach rental.
But really what appealed to me was something rare for a journalist.
She placed her textbook on top of her notebook, centering it precisely, then raised her head and waited for me to say something.
Perhaps this was an opportunity for me to hear something new.
"I've been stared at and physically attacked and I know people judge me when they see me buying something nice for my sons, " said Mrs Sharp.
This was a real eye opener for me, and something that allowed me to bond with several of the employees I worked with as part of this experience.
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