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“I enjoy studying people—what they wear, what they do, what’s cool, what’s catchy—that inspires me and helps me stay current” - Nikki Russell on how she makes sure that Nikki Maxwell stays relevant to everyone, at The Berkeley Forum

“We’re basically a family business… I just love it!” - Rachel Renée Russell at The Berkeley Forum

“Even as a mom, I do get their [her kids] permission.” - Rachel Renée Russell on using stories from her kid’s lives, at The Berkeley Forum

“After both daughters left home…I decided I needed a hobby other than micromanaging my two daughters. I had always wanted to write a children’s book” - Rachel Renée Russell, on why she wrote the hit book series Dork Diaries, at The Berkeley Forum

“It’s good to be dorky. It’s good to march to the beat of your own drummer” - Nikki Russell, on reclaiming being a ‘dork’, at The Berkeley Forum

“I'm really no one’s friend at the White House no matter what the administration is… that is a core principle of what we do today.” -Kathleen Kingsbury on journalistic objectivity at the Berkeley Forum

“Journalists and the work that we've been doing is being threatened in ways we've never seen before.” -Kathleen Kingsbury at the Berkeley Forum

“The whole mission of opinion is trying to convey everyday a national or global conversation about what's happening on our planet, and then allowing people to form their own opinions." -Kathleen Kingsbury at the Berkeley Forum

“If we’re wrong about something, we own that. Humans make mistakes. We make the decisions in the moment that we think we are the right ones… we talk things through and we find a compromise, or at least, we move on.” -Kathleen Kingsbury at the Berkeley Forum

“Progress in this country has been built on new ideas, and if you don't have a space where people are willing to disagree with each other, then you don't have a democracy.” -Kathleen Kingsbury at the Berkeley Forum

“Journalism is the best job. You're just learning constantly. The number one skill you have to have as a journalist is you have to be adaptable to change and willing to learn and try new things.” -Kathleen Kingsbury at the Berkeley Forum

“When I won the Pulitzer, one of the things I had heard time and time again was that opinion journalism has no reporting in it… all good opinion journalism always has reporting in it.” -Kathleen Kingsbury at the Berkeley Forum

“Kindness is one of the most crucial things in life. I hope people come away thinking I was kind to them” - Steve Kerr on the impression he hopes to make, at The Berkeley Forum

“My entire young life, if I lost, I was such a failure. It drove me” - Steve Kerr on the pressure he put on himself at The Berkeley Forum

“All of these runs have an expiration date, and you don’t really know what that date is. The challenge is staying competitive as you get older” - Steve Kerr at The Berkeley Forum

“The most interesting thing to me is how much the game has changed since twelve years ago… Things are so much faster” - Steve Kerr at The Berkeley Forum

“When you have a really talented team, coaching’s a lot easier” - Steve Kerr on getting started at The Golden State Warriors, at The Berkeley Forum

“He [Steph Curry] comes from a place of humility. He had this magical quality about him, so I wanted to draft him” - Steve Kerr at The Berkeley Forum

“It’s the best way to be successful, to just lose yourself in the game” - Steve Kerr on what sets Steph Curry apart at The Berkeley Forum

“I can’t be Phil Jackson or Pop, but I can try to generate an authentic vibe for the Warriors” - Steve Kerr on creating a positive culture on his team, at The Berkeley Forum