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“The most common way people give
up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
– Alice Walker, author and activist, known for her novel The Color Purple and her work on social justice.
“Everyone talks about building a relationship
with your customer. I think you build one
with your employees first.”
– Angela Ahrendts, former Senior Vice President of Apple Retail and former CEO of Burberry, known for her leadership in retail and fashion.
“I didn’t know
what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be.”
– Diane von Fürstenberg, fashion designer and founder of the iconic wrap dress, empowering women through fashion.
“We need to reclaim the word ‘feminism.’ We need to stop thinking about it as a negative thing and realize that the only way we’re going to progress is by giving women the tools to be successful.”
– Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, working to close the gender gap in technology.
“Don’t wait
for permission
to do something
creative.”
– Kathryn Finney, founder of Digitalundivided, supporting Black and Latinx women in entrepreneurship.
“One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I’m not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I’m empathetic, it means I’m weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.”
– Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, known for her empathetic and decisive leadership.
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”
– Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, advocating for women’s rights and peace.
“Growth and comfort do not coexist.”
– Ginni Rometty, former CEO
of IBM, known for leading
the company through major technological transformations.
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