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I just want to make it very clear that I come from very humble beginnings, and I worked for everything!

I came from rather humble beginnings.

I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I've given everything that I've got.

My early colleagues and myself helped create the life styles of Americans and, by osmosis, of the rest of the world. I found it difficult to reconcile success with humility. I tried it first, but it meant avoiding the very essence of my career - total exhilaration and the ecstasy of creativity.

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.

I was lucky because I got so successful so early, and when you get successful early, then you can afford to be a little bit humble.

The work must be its own reward. I got that early on. And I'm blessed by meeting my own standards of excellence.

People from all walks of life and all over the world look at me and know my humble beginnings and know that everything I've done has been through hard work. People respect me as a marketer and brand builder.