“We are here to influence the world rather than to be influenced by the world.” Quote by Sheri L. Dew
“Many young girls are constantly consumed by controlling and managing their body image to the extent that they are much more involved in the production of the self than in living.” InspirationalSelfBodyYoungGirlWomenInvolvedProductionsBody ImageConsumed Author:Susie Orbach
“You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.” KnowsWantInspirationalShouldMightWomenGoalShould HavePosts Author:Zaha Hadid
“Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.” InspirationalFirstsPersonsRememberHurtFailingRiskWallDareGraduationFollow Your DreamsCompassFirst Person Author:Aaron Sorkin
“Don't work for fools. It's not worth it. Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.” PeopleInspirationalBelieveLongRunningCareersFoolPaidLong RunsWorth ItGraduationNot Worth It Author:Adam Savage
“Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used.” InspirationalHeartActionUsedFiguresTreatsPlasticGraduationPackingAction FiguresLimited Edition Author:Amy Poehler
“Lesson number one: opportunity can be manufactured. Yes, you can wait around for the right set of circumstances to fall into place and then leap into action but you can also create those set of circumstances on your own. In so doing, you manufacture your own opportunities. This has helped me immeasurably.” InspirationalActionFallOpportunityWaitingNumbersCircumstancesLessonsLeapGraduationDoing YouFall Into PlaceYes You Can Author:Biz Stone
“It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you lose courage. There is a Tibetan saying, "Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times." I think that's important. Use your brain to analyze the situation. Do not rush through it, but think. Once you decide what to do about that obstacle, then there's a possibility that you will achieve your goal.” IfsThinkingInspirationalStillsImportantUseFacesGivenGoalLosesEffortBrainSituationAchievePossibilityDeterminationOptimismObstaclesNineGraduationTibetanAchieving Your Goals Author:Dalai Lama
“The school asks a person who has achieved a certain level of career success to give you a speech telling you that career success is not important.” InspirationalGivingPersonsImportantSchoolCertainAsksLevelsCareersSpeechGraduationCareer Success Author:David Brooks
“The message of the summoned life is that you don't need to panic if you don't yet know what you want to do with your life. But you probably want to throw yourselves into circumstances where the summons will come.” IfsKnowsWantInspirationalNeedsLife IsCircumstancesMessagesWhat You WantPanicGraduation Author:David Brooks
“And God says to all of us, you are no chicken; you are an eagle. Fly, eagle, fly. And God wants us to shake ourselves, spread our pinions, and then lift off and soar and rise, and rise toward the confident and the good and the beautiful. Rise towards the compassionate and the gentle and the caring. Rise to become what God intends us to be - eagles, not chickens.” WantInspirationalBeautifulSpreadCaringLiftsGentleShakesChickensCompassionateGraduationSoarWant UEagles Author:Desmond Tutu