Female Mentor Quotes & Sayings

When you ask people, "What's America's longest war?" they usually answer "Vietnam" or amend that to "Afghanistan," but it's neither. America's longest war is the war on drugs. — Don Winslow

When there's trouble in a family, it tends to show up in the weakest member. And all the other members of the family know that. They make allowances for the one in trouble. — Ross Macdonald

I rather like the smell of absurdity in the morning. — Tom Robbins

If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is enough will change, depending on where we are and what we are doing. In that sense, the present moment is always some kind of beginning. — Sakyong Mipham

Jesse Ventura took American politics and raised it to the level of professional wrestling. — Argus Hamilton

I just want you to know that I love you with everything I am - a million times a million and to the moon and back. — Laura Miller

A true Master does not "give up" something. A true Master simply sets it aside, as he would do with anything for which he no longer has any use. — Neale Donald Walsch

I am living proof that uncertainty is vastly underrated and often times a blessing in disguise. — Tony Shalhoub

Here's my feeling: For everyone, men and women, it's important to be a feminist. It's important to have female characters. It's wonderful for women to mentor other women, but it's just as important for women to mentor men and vice-versa. In my line of work, having Greg Daniels be such a great mentor to me is fantastic. Finding a writer's assistant, be it a man or a woman, and encouraging them to think with a feminist perspective, is key. — Mindy Kaling

Science faculties at renowned research institutions were given two identical CVs to assess. Half the scientists received a CV with a female name, and half with a male name. The 'female' applicant was consistently rated as less competent and less hireable, and the scientists were less likely to want to mentor her. The 'male' candidate was offered a significantly higher starting salary — Emer O'Toole

Out of clutter, find simplicity. - Albert Einstein — Timothy Ferriss

Excitement in Eastport? Nay! But I had time to snoop around Nancy Drew style. — Kim Harrington

I mean, I didn't have a huge upbringing with movies, I guess. — Peter Jackson

It doesn't matter if you're the smartest person in the room: If you're not someone who people want to be around, you won't get far. Likewise for helping those in line behind you. I take seriously my role as a mentor to young female filmmakers - I make sure my time is tithed. — Melissa Rosenberg

Search for role models you can look up to and people who take an interest in your career. But here's an important warning: you don't have to have mentors who look like you. Had I been waiting for a black, female Soviet specialist mentor, I would still be waiting. Most of my mentors have been old white men, because they were the ones who dominated my field. — Condoleezza Rice

That world is growing in this minute. — Buenaventura Durruti

They're mostly done before we went into the studio, although I do like writing in the studio. — Keith Urban