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Bozoma Saint John

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first: 2017-12-27
most recent: 2017-12-27
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“And so when I read that, and by the way, I only read that recently, I think it was like two years ago or something, it just so struck a chord with me. I just always wanted to see it, you know, to remember it. Because even though life has sort of patterned its way with me, I just wanted to be able to always remember.”
2017-12-27 · The Tim Ferriss Show · #288: Lessons from Bozoma Saint John -- From Spike Lee to Uber, From Ghana to Silicon Valley · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“It has always been that way, you know, when I was five, my dad was in politics in Ghana, which is where my family lived. And there was a coup d'etat, which meant that the government was overthrown by the military. And my dad, along with all of his colleagues, were thrown into political detention. My mom had to escape with me, my two younger sisters, and she was pregnant with my youngest sister. And we had to escape to Washington, D.C. under political asylum. And, you know, even starting from there, it has always felt like, you know, crazy, dramatic things happen. And then I have to start over. Than whatever I came from. And so I have never been afraid of the fire, let's call it.”
2017-12-27 · The Tim Ferriss Show · #288: Lessons from Bozoma Saint John -- From Spike Lee to Uber, From Ghana to Silicon Valley · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Know I have always felt very much aligned to the Phoenix, you know, the thought of rising from ash, that things seem to always burn, you know, burn really, really bright, like in some sort of destructive, fatalistic, extreme fashion for me.”
2017-12-27 · The Tim Ferriss Show · #288: Lessons from Bozoma Saint John -- From Spike Lee to Uber, From Ghana to Silicon Valley · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yes, well, thank you for having me. I don't know if I should be scared about being the most requested or flattered. I don't know how to react to that.”
2017-12-27 · The Tim Ferriss Show · #288: Lessons from Bozoma Saint John -- From Spike Lee to Uber, From Ghana to Silicon Valley · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT