“Whenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of change - and change is what we're chemically designed to do. So when you wake up tomorrow, make this pledge. No more holding yourself back. No more subscribing to others' opinions of what you can and cannot achieve. And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex, race, economic status, and religion. Do not allow your talents to lie dormant, ladies. Design your own future. When you go home today, ask yourself what YOU will change. And then get started.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“I can’t change what happened to you in the past, but together we may be able to use your experience to help protect other people.”
― She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
― She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
“I was a good girl," she said. "I learned something about the world and found the courage not to be a good girl.”
― The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
― The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
“We have learned that the enemy is us—our own lack of self-confidence,”
― The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
― The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
“Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can.”
― Practical Magic
― Practical Magic
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