thought for today

If you are successful…

“If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped.” — Melinda Gales

Remember Seven Generations

“In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people. “- Wilma Mankiller, the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation

Complicated and Interesting

“I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as they really are.” — Nora Ephron

Certainly No Worse

“Whether women are better than men I cannot say — but I can say they are certainly no worse.” — Golda Meir

First-rate Version of Yourself

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland

Success

“To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world–that I am able to change it in positive ways.” — Maxine Hong Kingston, author of “Woman Warrior”

Thought for Today

“If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?” — Geraldine Ferraro, first female candidate for Vice President in 1984

Touch the Skies

“We never know how high we are Till we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies.” — Emily Dickinson, American poet Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=2#m9cHmZ0YuERTWbJq.99

Shouldn’t be the Exception

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made… It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg