STEPHANIE RUHLE

All of us, as humans, as Americans, as people who are lucky enough to be a part of this country's ideals, should care about our neighbors seeking refuge.

If I can bring a little light, love, and laughter into my environment, it's a win.

I know how important it is to drink water, but plain H2O bores me to death, so I inevitably end up dehydrated.

I write out my schedule for the week ahead on a white board. I step back. I take a second to look at it - to evaluate what each commitment means to me and my family. I ask myself, 'Will my participation have an impact? Is my attendance essential to the success of the event or to the person I'm supporting, even if I know I won't be present?'

When you see celebrities say, 'I hope the economy bottoms out to get rid of Trump,' I think that helps Trump.

My boys are wild. My daughter is wild.

The smartest and most successful people I know are the people who are constantly evolving, always learning. It does not end with school.

When I first started working, I thought I would have a career in my 20s and a family in my 30s. But when I got pregnant with my first, I was really just hitting my stride professionally. That's when I realized it wasn't an either/or decision.

I don't remember at all what was said at my college graduation, and I think that's the case for many people.

Work-life balance is not just a buzzy, self-help term that real business people laugh at. You need it.

When I was 23, 24, I started covering hedge funds - a lot of this was luck - when no one else did. This was before hedge funds were the prettiest girl in school: this was pre-nose job and treadmill for hedge funds, when nobody talked to them - back then, it was just all about insurance companies and money managers.

The most talented investors are animals solely focused on winning.

You cannot change who you are, so don't punish yourself for your shortcomings. Know who you are, give it your best, and celebrate it.

The jobs Americans don't want are the ones the migrants fill.

While you may watch what you eat, food is only half the battle. Liquid calories count just as much - maybe even more!

I think, for young people, and I think, for women, it's great to work in new products and derivatives products because, if you work in a plain-vanilla product, it's going to take you decades to get to a level where other people are. If you work in a brand new business, no one is more experienced than you are.

Just because something doesn't confirm your existing beliefs does not mean it's a hoax.

You want to call me out for being a person? Bring it on.

No doubt bias exists everywhere, but Wall Street is a ferocious battlefield with everyone in search of the next rainmaker or best strategy. It shouldn't matter who delivers it.

In devoting more time and attention to fewer commitments, we can have a bigger impact on the things that matter most.

We try so hard to be excellent and only want the best of the best but, instead of the greatest day ever, try to have a good one.

For so many career women who are also mothers, our own well-being comes last. But when you take the time to make your health a priority, other parts of your life will fall into line.

My favorite commencement addresses are the ones that get real and don't make too many promises.

It's amazing how filling my cup with empty calories can lead to filling out the rear of my jeans.

I've never been the smartest or most qualified for any job I've ever had, and I'm talking waitressing, babysitting, you name it. But I know I've got the will to win. And I learned how to bet on myself and take a shot.