"Always be more than you appear, and never appear to be more than you are.”
~Angela Merkel, (Jul 17, 1954)
Chancellor of Germany from
2005-2021.
"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."
~Margaret Thatcher
(Oct 13, 1925-April 8, 2013)
First female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
"What would you do if you weren’t afraid? "
~Sheryl Sandberg
American business executive, self-made billionaire, author, philanthropist and former COO of Facebook.
"The most effective way to do it, is to do it. "
~Amelia Earhart,
(Jul 24,1897 - Disappeared Jul 2,1937)
American aviation pioneer and author, the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception."
~Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
(Mar 15, 1933 - Sep 18, 2020)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice and trailblazing advocate for gender equality and women's rights.
"Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live."
~Anne Sweeney,
Former co-chair, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney/ABC Television Group, Board of Directors of Netflix since 2015
“You must do the things you think you cannot do”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
(Oct 11, 1884 - Nov 7, 1962)
An American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States.
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud”
~ Coco Chanel
(Aug 19, 1883 - Jan 10, 1971)
French designer, businesswoman, pioneer of women’s rights, founder and namesake of Chanel
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement."
~ Helen Keller
(Jun 27, 1880 - Jun 1, 1968)
A political activist, author, lecturer, and disability rights advocate who became deaf and blind after an illness at 19 months old
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
~ Maya Angelou,
(Apr 4, 1968 - May 28, 2014)
An American poet, memoirist, civil rights activist, and performer.
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