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Debbi Fields, born on September 18, 1956, is an accomplished businessperson known for her deep understanding and innovative spirit in the food industry. As the founder of Mrs. Fields' Cookies, she has achieved significant success in the business world, with her brand now recognized as a global leader in the dessert sector.

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Famous Debbi Fields Quotes

“Good enough never is”

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“Be great at what you do, and don't ever settle for mediocrity or else you will always wonder how great you could have been.”

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“There is always competition. Whatever you do, there will be competition, and you have to decide how you’re going to play. For me, I had to be the very best. I had to be the very best. Because, if I was not the very best, I would end up being number two.”

Ifs Two Ends Play Numbers Competition

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“You have to have passion when you're finding a recipe for a career. If you love what you are doing, you'll never work a day in your life.”

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“Never give up. The bankers and financial people did not take me seriously initially. Everyone thought I would fail. My attitude was that 'No' is an unacceptable answer when it comes to financing.”

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“The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.”

“The principle was right there - you couldn't miss it. The more we did for our customers, the more they did for us.”

Culture Principles Missing Customers Service Culture

Book:One smart cookie

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“I had always been taught that life was the other way around -- that you had to make sure you got what was coming to you . . .”

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“I get very excited when I wake up in the morning and I am just full of oxygen. I say that purposefully. I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything. Truly, I get high on oxygen, and once I graduate from that, what really fulfills me is doing what I love. That, to me, is absolutely priceless.”

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“I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor. When you're starting out, especially as an entrepreneur, you really don't know what you're doing. You go out there and you try so many things. The key in the process, to me, is that you keep trying and you never give up.”

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“Small business in America is what fuels the American economy. We need more small business to assist us in creating a great nation and in creating more jobs. It's this frontier that is endless in terms of opportunity and potential.”

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“What really fueled me, and maybe infuriated me, is that nobody believed in me. Nobody. I don't even think I believe in myself. Part of what I was trying to do was to make the decision to go into business and find the guts to see it through. I was told that when I went in to see the bankers that I was supposed to be very muted, that I was supposed to blend in, that I was supposed to have the typical drab suit on.”

Thinking Trying Believe I Believe Decision I Believe In Suits Supposed To Be Guts Typical Bankers I Believe In Myself

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“I believe the only limitations are the ones that we accept. I know that there is, in theory, a glass ceiling. But I don't believe that it's a solid wall. I'm going through it. Nothing's stopping me. Yes, there are these preconceived notions; yes, we have challenges. Let's accept them, let's not be afraid of them, let's break through them.”

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“We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share. You want to look inside your heart and your soul, and you want to tap into the one thing you love to do. Develop it. Share it. Nurture it. You were meant to have that gift.”

Want Looks Heart Soul Reason One Thing Share Your Soul Nurture Things You Love

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“We knew we loved making cookies and every time we did, we made people happy. That was our business plan.”

People Made Plans Cookies Business Plan

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“I get very excited when I wake up in the morning and I am just full of oxygen.”

Morning Wake Up Excited Oxygen

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“I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything.”

Trying Opportunity Lucky Breaths Granted Conquer

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“Truly, I get high on oxygen, and once I graduate from that, what really fulfills me is doing what I love. That, to me, is absolutely priceless.”

Graduates Oxygen Priceless Getting High

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“I love being in the moment. I love my family. I love chocolate. I love baking.”

Moments Love Is My Family Chocolate Baking Love My Family I Love My Family Love Chocolates

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“I love making people smile. I get so much energy through interacting and feeling like I've made a difference, a small difference.”

People Made Feelings Energy Differences Love Making Interacting Small Differences

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“I feel like any time I'm doing what I love, my big pay-off is watching somebody else be the receiver.”

Feels Bigs Pay Receiver

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“All I need as payment is a smile. That just really pushes me forward so that I'm always capturing the next opportunity to develop myself.”

Needs Next Opportunity Payment

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“I love to nurture, I love to help people. I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor.”

People Helping Mentor Nurture

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“I use my experience, my failures, my successes, and help people stay focused.”

People Helping Use Focused Stay Focused

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“My role is to coach, encourage, inspire, motivate, and help people.”

People Helping Roles Inspire Coaches

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“I love having fun! Why not?”

Fun Having Fun Why Not

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“I'm not a "what if." I want to just do it, try it, give it my all, and if it's not meant to be, I can accept that. But I had to do it.”

Ifs Want Giving Trying I Can Accepting What If Meant To Be Just Do It

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“What really fueled me, and maybe infuriated me, is that nobody believed in me. Nobody. I don't even think I believe in myself.”

Thinking Believe I Believe I Believe In I Believe In Myself

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“If that's what everybody else is doing, that is not what I'm going to do!”

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“The easiest thing any of us can do is give up. It doesn't matter how many no's you go through.”

Giving Matter Can Do Giving Up

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“No is an unacceptable answer. I'm allergic to no.”

Answers Allergic

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“There are people out there who want to say yes. That gave me confidence to keep asking.”

People Want Asking

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“I believe the only limitations are the ones that we accept.”

Believe I Believe Accepting Limitation

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“When somebody says, "You can't," I say, "Why not?"”

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“We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share.”

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“I really do believe that there's no such thing as coincidence. People come into our lives for a reason.”

People Believe Reason Our Lives Coincidence

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“The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.”

“You do not have to be superhuman to do what you believe in.”

Inspirational Believe Belief Superhuman Superhuman Powers

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“Remember, the greatest failure is not to try.”

Trying Inspiration Remember

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“The greatest failure is not to try. Had I listened to all the people during the course of my life who said, "You can't. You'll fail. It won't work. You don't have...," I wouldn't be here today.”

People Trying Said Today Courses Failing Life Lesson

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“When you're taking care of the customer, you can never do too much. And there is no wrong way... if it comes from the heart.”

Ifs Way Heart Inspiration Care Too Much Customers Wrong Way

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“Because what nobody ever understood is that I, too, wanted to be a somebody. But how do you go through life wanting to be a someone and not knowing how?”

Life Wanted Change Knowing Understood Life Changing Not Knowing

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“A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make.”

Ideas America Like You Research Stores Likes Reports Predictions Cookies Bad Ideas Market Research Crazy Ideas

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“Being good enough never is.”

Enough Self Improvement Be Good Improvement Good Enough Being Good Enough

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“What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best - which I believed then and believe now is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.”

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Book:One smart cookie

Source: One smart cookie

“You know, Mrs. Fields was never a business. It was a part of me...and I never separated, oh, well, business from personal because to me they all blended together.”

Knows Wells Together Business Fields Oh Well

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“If you think you can, then you’re half way there. If you say, ‘I can’t,’ then you’re defeated.”

Ifs Thinking Way I Can Half Defeated Half Way Starting A Business

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“And, more importantly, reach for the stars. And realize that it is never too late – not now, not ever – for you to pursue your passion, your pursuit of perfection. And most importantly, your perseverance for making it happen.”

Happens Passion Stars Realizing Late Perfection Perseverance Pursuit Pursue Too Late Never Too Late Pursuit Of Perfection

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“If youre going to be at a job environment, you should love it. You shouldnt do it just for money. You should do it because you love it. And the money comes naturally.”

Ifs Should Jobs Environment

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“Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.”

About the Author

Born: September 18, 1956
Known for: Business person
Quotes: 60

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