Mellody Hobson quotes:

Don't be color blind, be color brave. Embrace diversity as a competitive advantage.

Observe your environment. Invite people into your life that don't look like you or think like you

Black people use body lotion every single day.

I know many members of our community steer clear of Wall Street because of the perception that the stock market is risky, but I am convinced the biggest risk of all is not taking one.

I'm asking you not to be color blind, but to be color brave.

In terms of my profession, I'm passionate about financial literacy. I want to live in a financially literate society. I want kids to understand the importance of savings and investing. I want to try to replicate the great savers who came out of the Depression, the best savers the country has ever seen. It's crucial that people understand the importance of financial literacy, because it's actually life saving.

If we can learn to deal with our discomfort and just relax into it we'll have a better life.

Invite people into your life who don't look or act like you. You might find they challenge your assumptions and make you grow.

Sometimes you have to crouch to conquer

You cannot be brave without fear.

It's time we become comfortable with the uncomfortable conversations about race...Instead of being color blind, we need to be color brave.

White men make up 30% of America but they hold 70% of the board seats.

I think that's life in general. It's the way it is when we pick stocks, all of them don't always work, so I guess I come to the view naturally. That's just the way life is for human beings so its going to be just as true for policy.

It took me a long time to be as brave in my personal life as I was in my professional life to be brave in love means opening yourself up to the possibility of heartbreak.

The biggest risk of all is not taking one.