“When I first thought of the idea for 'Sweet Valley High,' I loved the idea of high school as microcosm of the real world. And what I really liked was how it moved things on from 'Sleeping Beauty'-esque romance novels where the girl had to wait for the hero. This would be girl-driven, very different, I decided - and indeed it is.” WorldFirstsIdeasDifferentRealWould BeSchoolRomanceGirlWaitingSleepNovelSweetHeroHigh SchoolDecidedMovedDrivenReal WorldValleysRomance NovelMicrocosmSleeping Beauty Author:Francine Pascal
“I decided in '96 to dedicate my life to mostly promoting literacy and education for girls in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.” GirlDecidedAfghanistanLiteracyPakistanPromoting Author:Greg Mortenson
“I used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so I decided that I would write a book about something I'd want to read if I was 16. It turned into a Cinderella story... I developed a proposal and the characters of 'Gossip Girl' for my job.” IfsWantWritingBookCharacterStoriesJobsYoungUsedGirlReadingAdultsDecidedSeriesYoung AdultUsed To BeGossipEditorsEditingProposalGossip GirlCinderella Story Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“I was working in Camden Lock market from the age of 13 to 16, and people often suggested that I should be a model. I knew a girl working on a stall who was with Take Two model agency, so I decided to go along, and they took me on.” PeopleShouldTwoAgeGirlModelsDecidedAgencyLocksCamden Author:Saffron Aldridge
“I'm a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” TodayOrderGirlFatherSimpleForeverBrotherDecidedVillageI Have LearnedFather And Brother Author:Nujood Ali
“In recent years, you've probably read the articles about major recording artists who have decided to practically give their music away, for this promotion or that exclusive deal. My hope for the future, not just in the music industry, but in every young girl I meet...is that they all realize their worth and ask for it.” GivingYearsYoungArtistGirlAsksRealizingDealsIndustryMajorsDecidedArticlesPromotionExclusiveMusic IndustryHope For The Future Author:Taylor Swift
“What does it mean to be a used white wife, a mother, a tragic girl writing poems? Sandra Simonds gets into these messy words and then tears them apart. Sometimes with the words of others. And sometimes with poems made from scratch. They aren't all bad, these words. But they aren't all good either. And that is where Mother was a Tragic Girl gets its power. You will at moments be laughing but then you will also at moments just as much be crying. If Antigone was alive and decided to write some poems about the nuclear family, she would write them like Sandra Simonds. These are tough.” IfsWritingMeanDoeMadeSometimesMomentsUsedMotherGirlWhiteLaughingAliveWifeCryTearsToughDecidedNuclearTragicScratchesMessyAntigoneWriting PoemsNuclear Families Author:Juliana Spahr
“I had already made a decision early on that I would be a plain girl with tons of personality, and accepting it made everything a lot easier. If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks. I have spent a lifetime coming to terms with this idea and I would say I am about 15 to 20 percent there.Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.” PeopleIfsLooksMadeIdeasMomentsWould BeGirlTermDecisionAcceptingPersonalityEasierLuckyLetting GoPercentDecidedLifetimeCurrency Author:Amy Poehler
“I was in college, I thought I was going to be a lawyer, I met this girl named Laura who was the most beautiful girl I had ever known, and she was taking an acting class, so I decided to take the same acting class. And I was a terrible actor in college.” BeautifulGirlActorsActingKnownClassCollegeTerribleMetsDecidedLawyerThis GirlBeautiful GirlActing ClassesLaura Author:Kurt Fuller
“The only sexism involved in the Miers nomination is the administration's claim that once they decided they wanted a woman, Miers was the best they could do. Let me just say, if the top male lawyer in the country is John Roberts and the top female lawyer is Harriet Miers, we may as well stop allowing girls to go to law school.” IfsWellsMayCountryWantedSchoolLawGirlInvolvedFemaleDecidedLet MeClaimsMalesLawyerAdministrationAllowingSexismNominationsLaw School Author:Ann Coulter
“Diablo Cody wasn't writing a script about a 16-year girl that got an abortion. She was writing a script about a 16-year old girl that got pregnant, decided to have the baby and give it to a young yuppy uptight couple for adoption. That's what the movie is about.” GivingWritingYearsYoungGirlBabyCoupleDecidedScriptsAbortionPregnantAdoptionUptight Author:Ellen Page