Stephanie Ruhle

Completing college is a big deal, and commencements do a good job of making the moment feel big.

In reality, no one on Wall Street cares about anything except performance.

The most talented investors are animals solely focused on winning.

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.

In many ways, I don't think journalism is any different from banking. And I don't think that banking is any different from parenting.

If you are cheating on the SATs so your son or daughter can get into Yale, what do you think it's going to be like for them when they show up to Yale, and they should be at a completely different school?

Seek out different perspectives.

One of the things that's great about the financial industry is, it's really financially rewarding.

Investing is pure.

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.

Stop overanalyzing how you 'feel' about your job and focus on being great at it. That will lead to bigger and better opportunities.

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?'