“If one path isn’t bearing the fruit that you wish to consume, create a new one. As the master of your reality and destiny, you absolutely have the power to make a new way for yourself. Why must you wait for something else to do that for you?”
“We must kill the false woman who is preventing the live one from breathing.”
“If you want people to trust you, you will need to be a person who keeps her word.
No matter what your role.
No matter what your industry.
Do what you say you will.”
Source: Real-World Feminist Handbook: Practical Advice on How to Find, Win & Kick Ass at Your First Job
“This was the beginning - and I was ready to be bold".”
Source: The Hawthorne Legacy
“If we want to get paid what we are worth, we need to look out for ourselves.”
Source: Real-World Feminist Handbook: Practical Advice on How to Find, Win & Kick Ass at Your First Job
“There are two types of people in this world: those who keep their word and those who don’t.
Who do you want to be?”
Source: Real-World Feminist Handbook: Practical Advice on How to Find, Win & Kick Ass at Your First Job
“Think of your resume as your calling card. Your goal is to make people want to meet you after they’ve read it.”
Source: Real-World Feminist Handbook: Practical Advice on How to Find, Win & Kick Ass at Your First Job
“everyone loves a girlboss until she tries to tell you what to do.”
Source: Not Here to Be Liked
“Many a time I was desperately tired; but all the same it was a tremendous pleasure to sit there working and earning money. It was like being a man.”
“Da parte sua, Charlotte era piuttosto tranquilla. Aveva raggiunto il suo scopo e aveva tempo di riflettere. Nel complesso era soddisfatta. Di sicuro, il signor Collins non era né intelligente né piacevole: la sua compagnia era noiosa e il suo attaccamento a lei doveva essere immaginario. Ma sarebbe stato comunque suo marito. Pur non avendo mai avuto un'opinione troppo alta né degli uomini né del matrimonio, aveva però sempre mirato a sposarsi: era l'unica sistemazione dignitosa per una ragazza di buona famiglia ma di scarsi mezzi; e, anche se non era certo che desse la felicità, era la soluzione migliore per mettersi al riparo dalla povertà.”
Source: Orgoglio e Pregiudizio