"Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences."

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Source : "An In-Depth Interview With Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO of Women for Women International". Interview with Rahim Kanani, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 11, 2011.

Zainab Salbi

#Past Quotes #Leader Quotes #Silence Quotes

“You can get what you want. Never sell out. Don't break. Don't weaken. Don't let the kindness of strangers be your salvation, for it is no salvation at all. Unless you sleep alone, you sleep with the enemy. Never come out of the storm. On the other hand, maybe you should. You don't have what it takes to go the hard way. Come out of the cold and sit by the fire. Let them warm you with the smiles and promise of friendship's fortune. Lose your edge. A soft body and chained mind suit you. Chances are you don't have what it takes to walk the frozen trail. Stay home and relax.”
“Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.”
“I may look fake but I'm real where it counts.”
“I cut coupons, love specials and believe in buying toilet paper and toothpaste in bulk. It's just who I am.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior's world.”
“See yourself in abundance and you will attract it. It works every time, with every person.”
“Chess is the art of analysis.”

Source : Mikhail Botvinnik (2012). “Botvinnik: 100 Selected Games”, p.11, Courier Corporation
“Teaching is a personal matter of the nursery of the mind and should not be on public display.”

Source : "Teaching As A Private Process". Educational Broadcasting Review, Volume 2, p. 32, 1968.

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