I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it. Margaret Thatcher
Women can do everything; men can do the rest. Russian proverb
Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space. Sally Ride, 1st American woman in space
My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane. Sally Ride, 1st American woman in space
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. Eleanor Roosevelt
Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand. Anita Borg, American computer scientist
We're at unique point in history where the things that we are building are going to significantly impact our social, political, economical, and personal lives. Anita Borg, American computer scientist
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T.S. Eliot
You must do the things you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
"Think Women Can’t Be Mechanical Engineers? Think again!
It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked or bring down a storm of criticism on my head. Eleanor Roosevelt
Anybody who believes in something without reservation believes that this thing is right and should be, has the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them. Golda Meir
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. Amelia Earhart
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. Beverly Sills
Sometimes our best is simply not enough.... We have to do what is required. Sir Winston Churchill
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. Helen Keller
If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind. Mary Kay Ash
Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right. Henry Ford
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. Pearl S. Buck
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Helen Keller
It's never too late to be who you might have been. George Elliot
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened; vision cleared; ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller
Our history isn't just behind us, it's all around us. Society of Woment Engineers
"It seems unfair that a woman who so successfully demonstrated that family and career could be combined and who worked into her 90th year — more than three decades after her large brood of children had left the nest — should be remembered primarily as the mother of the Cheaper by the Dozen kids." Quote about Lillian Gilbreth, First Lady of Engineering.
Your goal should be out of reach but not out of sight. Anita DeFrantz
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. Oprah Winfrey
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