“One thing that I hear from women of all ages is a lot of self-doubt. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” - Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state ‘We’ changes that.” - Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, author, activistġ4. I learned the power of the word ‘we.’ Not saying to people, ‘You are going to get through this,’ but ‘We are going to get through this.’ That is such a different message, because it makes people feel less alone, and all of these forms of hardship, it’s not just the hardship itself but the isolation that comes with it. … You can spend all the years of your life looking outside of yourself for the answers to ‘why am I here?’ and ‘what am I really supposed do?’ but only when you are conscious enough to connect to the stillness can you really find the answers.” - Oprah Winfrey, media mogul, philanthropistġ3. “The way to get back to yourself is to literally get still and be alone and to drown out the voices of the world so that you can find your own way, because your own way is always right here. When you talk about people who do things that others perceive as really courageous, most of the time what motivates them is not the risk … of what might happen, but what’s the importance of what it is you’re trying to achieve? not the consequences of doing a thing as much as the consequences of not doing it.” - Anita Hill, attorney, professorġ2.
… That doesn’t mean it’s easy it isn’t.” - Olympia Snowe, former US senator, Maineġ1. Be passionate about what you believe in and do not be afraid to stand alone, because you may find yourself in a position one day where you have to stand alone. “I am constantly amazed at how courageous and radical speaking the truth is.” - Melissa Etheridge, singer/songwriter, activistġ0.
She said to me, ‘Honey, at least falling on your face is a forward movement.’” - Pat Mitchell, media executive, producer, curator of TEDWomenĩ. “I always go back to my grandmother’s advice to me … the first time I fell and hurt myself. “Don’t be patient and don’t wait for someone to ask you and don’t think everyone’s going to like you, because if you’re not pissing someone off, you’re probably not doing your job! And that’s how change happens, because people are bold and audacious.” - Cecile Richards, president of Planned ParenthoodĨ. … When you feel fear, try using it as a signal that something really important is about to happen.” - Gloria Steinem, feminist icon, writer, co-founder of the Women’s Media Centerħ. “Being brave is not being unafraid but feeling the fear and doing it anyway. I didn’t run away I rose right where I’d been knocked down.’” - Maya Angelou, poet, writer, civil rights activistĦ. I did get knocked down flat in front of the whole world, and I rose. So that we can see, ‘Oh, that happened, and I rose. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat so that we can know who we are. “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. “If you want something and you’ve never had it before, you’re going to have to do something you’ve never done before in order to get it.” - Tiffany Dufu, author, chief leadership officer at Levoĥ. “It is tough to be a trailblazer and to be on the front end on a regular, ongoing basis, but somebody’s got to do it.” - Marsha Blackburn, US representative, TennesseeĤ. It’s okay - in fact, it’s better than okay - to make mistakes, really big mistakes sometimes.… That strikes me as where all the good stuff happens.” - Melissa Harris-Perry, professor, author, political commentatorģ. “It’s a courageous act to just be with whatever is happening at the moment - all of it, the difficult as well as the wonderful.” - Eileen Fisher, founder and chairwoman, Eileen Fisher Inc.Ģ. These quotes are condensed from interviews by journalist and author Marianne Schnall the originals appeared in her articles and the books “Daring to Be Ourselves: Influential Women Share Insights on Courage, Happiness and Finding Your Own Voice” and “What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? Conversations About Women, Leadership and Power.” To find out more about her work and her platform, What Will It Take, which works to ignite and empower a new generation of women leaders, visit and .ġ.
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