"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change."
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"If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on."
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"We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests."
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"Women don't take enough risks. Men are just 'foot on the gas pedal.' We're not going to close the achievement gap until we close the ambition gap."
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"So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren't afraid? And then go do it."
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"When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands. When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated and ambitious. Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier."
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"Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential."
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"We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored."
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"Next time you're about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, 'My daughter has executive leadership skills.'"
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"In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders."
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"Leadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That you can make the world a better place."
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"Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-ori ented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed.... Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection."
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"Your life's course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard."
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"But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance."
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"Done is better than perfect."
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"The time is long overdue to encourage more women to dream the possible dream."
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"Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about."
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"Feeling confident - or pretending that you feel confident - is necessary to reach for opportunities. It's a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they're seized."
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"Fear is at the root of so many of the barriers that women face. Fear of not being liked. Fear of making the wrong choice. Fear of drawing negative attention. Fear of overreaching. Fear of being judged. Fear of failure. And the holy trinity of fear: the fear of being a bad mother/wife/daughter."
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"It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness."
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