"I mean, I absolutely call myself a feminist. And by that, I mean a woman who believes that your opportunities should not be constrained by your gender, that women should be entitled to the same opportunities as men."

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Source : "Ayelet Waldman's Memoir Of A 'Bad Mother'". 'Fresh Air' with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 5, 2009.

Ayelet Waldman

#Believe Quotes #Mean Quotes #Opportunity Quotes

“Everything looks like a failure in the middle. In neary every change project, doubt is cast on the original vision because problems are mounting and the end is nowhere in sight.”

Source : Rosabeth Moss Kanter (2003). “Challenge of Organizational Change: How Companies Experience It And Leaders Guide It”, p.373, Simon and Schuster
“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.”
“relationships. That's all there really is. There's your relationship with the dust that just blew in your face, or with the person who just kicked you end over end. ... You have to come to terms, to some kind of equilibrium, with those people around you, those people who care for you, your environment.”

Source : Leslie Marmon Silko, Ellen L. Arnold (2000). “Conversations with Leslie Marmon Silko”, p.27, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“Assassins and presidents invite the same basic question: Just who do you think you are?”
“I'm not in the judgment part of journalism.”
“At 10, I was intrigued by surgery, I wanted to be a surgeon for a long time. I love doctor shows and surgery shows. Blood is not an issue for me. I even took pictures once of me getting my blood taken.”
“The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy.' They are the revolution, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow - and they will win.”
“Don't believe everything you hear today”

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