“Don't give up your dreams.” GivingDreamGiving UpYour DreamsDon't Give Up Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“My advice to other female directors would be to pay no heed to naysayers. Women can be united in the fact that there has always been someone in our lives who has told us "it can't be done" or "there is only so much you can do." We are constantly encouraged to think that being born a woman means we were born with limited choices and compromised dreams.” ThinkingMeanDoneFactsDreamWould BeChoicesCan DoBornUnitedPayOur LivesAdviceDirectorsFemaleHeedNaysayers Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of.” MadeDreamStuffAwardsAcademyNominationsAcademy Awards Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“Where I grew up in Pakistan, it's really the luck of the draw. My mother got married when she was 17. She never went to college but she wanted each and every one of us to go to college and then work. She was relentless about it. And i think that part of who i am is shaped by her strength. If [girls] families support them, they can achieve their dreams” IfsThinkingDreamWantedMotherGirlSupportAchieveCollegeGrewMarriedGrew UpDrawsLuckWho I AmPakistanRelentlessFamily Support Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“All the women in Pakistan working for change, don't give up on your dreams, this is for you.” GivingDreamGiving UpYour DreamsPakistanDon't Give Up Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
