Female Leaders Quotes

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  In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Badass, Leader, Female

  Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.182, Knopf

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• A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.

  Melinda Gates

  Inspirational, Strong Women, Independent Women

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• I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

  Maya Angelou

  Love, Inspirational, Girl

  Maya Angelou, Jeffrey M. Elliot (1989). “Conversations with Maya Angelou”

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• Ensure that you do things differently from everyone else

  Sara Blakely

  Female, Powerful Women, Empowering Women

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• Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Mother Teresa of Calcutta (2010). “In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories & Prayers (Easyread Large Edition)”, p.6, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Don't be intimidated by what you don't know.

  Sara Blakely

  Inspirational, Female, Powerful Women

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• Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

  "Women of Faith and Spirit: Their Words & Thoughts". Book edited by Dayna Beilenson and Mary Alice Warner, p. 42, 1987.

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• Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

  Sara Blakely

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

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• The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.

  Susan B. Anthony

  Inspiring, Strong Women, Sex

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• We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Strong Women, Powerful, Empowering

  Malala Yousafzai's Speech to the UN General Assembly, www.independent.co.uk. July 12, 2013.

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• We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

  Beyonce Knowles

  Motivational, Inspiring, Strong Women

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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.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Motivational, Strong Women, Voice

  Sheryl Sandberg's Commencement Address Barnard College in New York City, New York, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 17, 2011.

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• The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

  Faye Wattleton

  Leadership, Business, Storm

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• Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Inspirational, Disappointment, Business

  Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.133, Knopf

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• Every woman I know, particularly the senior ones, has been called too aggressive at work. We know in gender blind studies that men are more aggressive in their offices than women. We know that. Yet we're busy telling all the women that they're too aggressive. That's the issue.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Senior, Work, Women

  "Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: who are you calling bossy?" by Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2014.

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• We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Inspirational, Peace, Women

  Marian Wright Edelman (1987). “Families in Peril: An Agenda for Social Change”, p.107, Harvard University Press

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• If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Life, Music, Dream

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... and female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.

  Billie Jean King

  Sports, Men, Judging

  FaceBook post by Billie Jean King from May 01, 2010

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• There are many examples of female leaders who are not afraid to take responsibility and openly face the challenges in the worst situations.

  Dalia Grybauskaite

  Responsibility, Worst Situation, Leader

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Leader, Female, Needs

  Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.59, Knopf

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• So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made.

  Geena Davis

  Country, Thinking, Government

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• Female leaders are more oriented toward real and long-lasting results of their policies.

  Dalia Grybauskaite

  Real, Long, Leader

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I believe we're entering a new era, where dynamic female leaders will have an opportunity to bring greater harmony and peace to the planet.

  Mary Pope Osborne

  Believe, Opportunity, Leader

  Source: www.yabookshelf.com

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• We do not have many women leaders in the world. But if you look at the current examples, most of those few female leaders that we have today lead their countries under the pressure of difficult political and economic circumstances. They all posses strong personalities and have real political influence on the domestic and international scene.

  Dalia Grybauskaite

  Country, Strong, Real

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• There have been so many nations around the world that have had female leaders, including India.

  Priyanka Chopra

  Leader, World, India

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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