“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
“You had best never return," he said.
"You have it wrong," Maria told him. "You had best stay away from me.”
Source: Magic Lessons
“I pride myself on being a smart woman. I’m going to get everything I came here to get in life.”