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21 quotes from Gail Miller — Owner of the Larry H..

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“Rich is an expansion of your soul. Wealth is what you have as a result of things you've done but to be rich means that you have qualities, you have experiences, you have an expanded heart.”

— Podcast episode, 'The Difference Between Rich and Wealthy', December 18, 2019Wealth

“Coming up in a poor family, I learned an awful lot of things about living life that I would never have learned otherwise - things like how to create something out of nothing.”

Perseverance

“Your accomplishments are a testament to that effort! Well done! You've made it!”

— UVU Commencement Speech, August 19, 2020Achievement

“Challenges fill our present, make us long for the past, and help shape our future.”

— UVU Commencement Speech, August 19, 2020Challenges

“What if 2020 isn't cancelled? What if 2020 is the year we've been waiting for?”

— UVU Commencement Speech, August 19, 2020Hope

“I believe you will find the quality of your life will be in direct proportion to the quality of the decisions you make.”

— Utah Valley University commencement speech, 2020Decision-Making

“Your job is to take the baton and move the cause forward, making the world an even better place for the next generation.”

— Utah Valley University commencement speech, 2020Leadership

“I never thought I'd be a businesswoman.”

— J.D. Power Auto Summit keynote speech, February 15, 2020Career

“I was raised in a poor family. I married my high school sweetheart.”

— J.D. Power Auto Summit keynote speech, February 15, 2020Background

“I respect everything he did.”

— J.D. Power Auto Summit keynote speech, February 15, 2020Respect

“Life will continue to ask a lot of your generation.”

— Utah Valley University commencement speech, 2020Responsibility

“2020 might be the most important year of all — the one we have been waiting for.”

— Utah Valley University commencement speech, 2020Change

“Declare change. Work for change. Become the change.”

— Utah Valley University commencement speech, 2020Change

“I never finished college but now I have three honorary doctorate degrees.”

— J.D. Power Auto Summit keynote speech, February 15, 2020Education

“One of Larry's favorite ways to relax after work was to soak in our yellow bathtub and download his day to me. I would sit next to the tub on the floor, and we would talk about everything that was happening in the business. Larry included me in every aspect of his professional life.”

— Gail Miller

“I had lost my voice and my confidence. It was time to find them again. Slowly I became a person again, with an identity that was my own and wasn't dependent on my husband or kids.”

— Gail Miller, *Courage to Be You*

“We had a reputation for being ethical, for being honest, for being fair, for treating our people right and providing good jobs. I knew that I could not let that die, so I gathered my courage and decided to step into a role that I was neither prepared for nor wanted.”

— Gail Miller, BYU Marriott School address

“He put me in charge. He told me, 'You're going to be the trustee. You've got the institutional knowledge. You do what you think is best.' He had faith in my judgment and ability to make decisions and take care of things.”

— Gail Miller, on Larry's final instructions

“My parents struggled to feed, clothe, and educate us. I learned quickly that if I needed something, I'd have to figure how to get it on my own. Being poor wasn't a detriment to me. You don't have to have stuff — you just have to have what's inside of you.”

— Gail Miller, on growing up in poverty

“The success and the money and the worldly things that we have are not where I count my wealth. My wealth is counted in relationships, being able to provide jobs for people where they can support their family and live good lives.”

— Gail Miller, Deseret News interview, 2018

“As a family, we have always considered the Utah Jazz a community asset and it has been our privilege to serve as stewards of this team for more than 30 years. The legacy trust will help to ensure this commitment is kept for generations to come.”

— Gail Miller, on the Utah Jazz legacy trust

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