Tracy Parker

“The laws that protect women and minorities and people with disabilities, among others, from discrimination are essential, and I am not suggesting they be circumvented. But I have also witnessed firsthand how they can have a chilling effect on discourse, sometimes even to the detriment of the people they are designed to defend.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Mistakes are human. Learn from them, but leave regret where it belongs—in the past. It’s the future we need to pay heed to.”
― Barbara Claypole White, The Perfect Son

“When you are uncomfortable with the tasks you are ignoring in favor of the urgency of the moment, guilt, mental angst, and frustration build up.   To solve this, you need to make a conscious choice between the preplanned and the seemingly urgent at the moment.   Then, renegotiate any timeline agreements with yourself.     This simple and conscious mental alignment combined with the elevated perspective of the weekly review is enough to regain control and relax your mind in the face of daily surprises.”
― 2 Minute Insight, Cheat Sheet: Master Getting Things Done...In 2 Minutes - The Practical Summary of David Allen's Best Selling Book

“If the women of the different nations are to a large extent members of the same society and therefore in close touch and sympathy with each other, although belonging to different countries, they will make the League a real bond not merely between the Governments, but between the Peoples themselves and they will see to it that it means Peace and that we have no more of War. Robert Baden Powell. May, 1919”
― Josephine Daskam Bacon, Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook Of The Girl Scouts