"Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait."

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Source : "Dear President Obama, Qualified Women are Everywhere..." by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 14, 2008.

Madeleine M. Kunin

#Waiting Quotes #Connections Quotes #Use Quotes

“Not loving is but a long dying.”
“What is so intriguing about this interplay between technology and the human imagination is that here we are dealing with the equation. As I imagine, so I become - and this is the very essence of magic.”
“Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights.”
“Rain slips through your fingers as easily as words blow away in the wind, and yet it has the power to destroy your whole world.”
“A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.”
“If the character has the motivation to dance round trees, then I will dance round trees. If the motivation is strong enough, then I'll fly to the moon.”

Source : "'If the Motivation Is Strong Enough, I'll Fly to the Moon'". Interview with Suparn Verma, www.rediff.com. April 04, 1997.
“A mystique of history and heritage surrounds the New York Yankees. It's like the old days revived. We're loved and hated, but always in larger doses than any other team. We're the only team in any sport whose name and uniform and insignia are synonymous with their entire sport all over the world.... the Yankees mean baseball to more people than all the other teams combined.”
“I like to be buttoned onto tradition. The thing is to improve it, twist it and mold it; to make something new of it; not to deny it. The riches of history can be plucked at any point.”

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