Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes About Ambition

Quotes about: Ambition

• We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls: 'You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man.' Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage. I am expected to make my life choices, always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important. Now, marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support, but why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don't teach boys the same?

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Inspiring, Girl, Women

  "We should all be feminists". TED Talks, www.ted.com. December 2012.

• We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls 'You can have ambition, but not too much'.

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Girl, Ambition, Mutual Support

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2014). “We Should All Be Feminists”, p.15, Vintage

• You can have ambition
  But not too much
  You should aim to be successful
  But not too successful
  Otherwise you will threaten the man

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Ambition, Successful, Men

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2014). “We Should All Be Feminists”, p.15, Vintage

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