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Quotes About Leadership

Do not vote for Hillary [Clinton] because she is a woman. Ask yourself, who has done more for women so far and who will do more for women in the future - and then make your choice.
~ Anne-Marie Slaughter
Some women are meant to change the world while others are meant to hold it together.
~ Jodi Picoult
Empowering women isn't just the right thing to do - it's the smart thing to do.
~ Barack Obama
Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't
~ Kathleen Turner
Men must teach each other that real men do not violate or oppress women - and that a woman's place is not just in the home or the field, but in schools and offices and boardrooms.
~ Ban Ki-moon
I'm not writing about things other women do. I'm writing for other women to have more self-confidence because I need it myself! And if more women were in power, I would feel more comfortable.
~ Sheryl Sandberg
The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
~ Billie Jean King
Some women govern their husbands without degrading themselves, because intellect will always govern.
~ Mary Wollstonecraft
Men rise through the ranks because of potential, but women have to prove themselves - while trying to have children and having no family leave.
~ Reese Witherspoon
Women will have all the power one day anyway. It's just a matter of time.
~ Sally Quinn
We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness.
~ Katherine Harris
I have achieved a certain amount of success, and I felt a responsibility to my daughter and to women in this world to create more opportunities for women.
~ Reese Witherspoon
America has but one main problem -- the character of the men and women it shall produce.
~ Calvin Coolidge
Women's philanthropic leadership is fundamental to their advancement in society.
~ Kaye Ballard
For the past 21 years, I've been privileged to be part of an amazing organization called the International Women's Media Foundation.
~ Judy Woodruff
I find that it is much easier now for women to be in any position because, as you see, they are presidents of banks, they are prime ministers, they are doctors. Everything is about women.
~ Carolina Herrera
When I taught, all my best students were women.
~ Zaha Hadid
For me, I've just always known that women were more than capable of being able to direct.
~ Rose McIver
What I find is with all due deference to - deference to our male colleagues, that women's styles tend to be more collaborative.
~ Susan Collins
Women's roles are diminished for obvious reasons. It's the men whose names are on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and who were generals and soldiers.
~ Cokie Roberts
I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women!
~ Robert Ballard
Going to a women's college made a big difference. It gave me the sense women could run things... and I just never thought that it made sense to give that up.
~ Linda Wertheimer
I'm not sure a world run by women would be any better. They're human beings!
~ Sheri S. Tepper
The world will be changed by western women.
~ Dalai Lama