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“She is a person in her own right, and she does not belong to me. I do not get to choose what she becomes just because I can’t deal with who she is.“
–Allegiant (Divergent Trilogy, Book 3) by Veronica Roth
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“Once perhaps his power had been in his body; now he wore it in the richness of his garb and his absolute certainty that no one wished to displease him.“
–Blood of Dragons (Rain Wilds Chronicles Book 4)
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“Every decision is yours to make. The trick is knowing who you are. Are you the kind of person who’d do this, the kind of person who’d do that, or the kind of person who’d do the thing the first two people would think was nuts?…Life can be a bitch, they say, but she’s beautiful, too. Love the beauty without limit, and the bitchy you might learn to love…even if you never understand it.”
–The White Magic Five & Dime by Steve Hockensmith, Lisa Falco
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“A woman of her age and experience could hardly expect to be re-schooled by anyone except herself. But if she had a true community such schooling would be the service her people provided.”
–Fire Logic (Elemental Logic)
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“So let us act as befits who we are, rather than who we think they might be.“
–Blood of Dragons (Rain Wilds Chronicles Book 4)
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On the Steps of the Palace
“So then which do you pick:
Where you’re safe out of sight,
And yourself, but where everything’s wrong,
Or where everything’s right,
And you know that you’ll never belong?”
–Into The Woods, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine
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“We solved a big problem that women have in the workplace—affordable, reliable child care—by bringing our kids to work with us.”
“We encouraged our employees to live the California casual lifestyle because that’s what our brand was about.”
“It was a fun, crazy place. In the office, our favorite toy was the intercom system. We sang over the loudspeaker, we talked over the loudspeaker, we told jokes and did funny voices. Everyone felt the excitement of the brand momentum.”
“All the girls at the office started getting dogs. There was even a miniature horse named Bucky who belonged to one of our patternmakers. Nobody wanted to leave their pals at home, so they brought them to Juicy camp, and it made us all want to stay longer and be more productive.”
“Understanding what your culture is and celebrating it is a big part of a productive workplace. You want the people who work for you to love coming to work every day.“
–The Glitter Plan: How We Started Juicy Couture for $200 and Turned It into a Global Brand by Pamela Skaist-Levy, Gela Nash-Taylor, Booth Moore
From the first chapter:
“We just wanted to create something people loved and a work environment that made us happy. That’s our version of the American Dream. That’s the glitter plan.“
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“I realized that I didn’t have to be good at everything; I just had to focus on what moved me.“
–The Glitter Plan: How We Started Juicy Couture for $200 and Turned It into a Global Brand by Pamela Skaist-Levy, Gela Nash-Taylor, Booth Moore
From the first chapter:
“We just wanted to create something people loved and a work environment that made us happy. That’s our version of the American Dream. That’s the glitter plan.“
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“All week at school the sky was so blue. Now it’s my day for fun, this just can’t be true. It’s so stormy outside, the rain’s all I can see…I’ll make my own fun with a homemade costume! Now I’m a superhero!”
–The Best Saturday Ever! written by Gary Cook and illustrated by Adam Sward
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“What most surprised the managers was that the top-performing women did not stay and fight. These days, strong women take their expertise and knowledge to greener pastures.”
“Their workplace wish lists rarely state “being promoted” as a prime motivator. Instead, my survey respondents told me they look for (1) frequent new challenges that stretch and grow their ability to achieve; (2) the opportunity to be flexible with their schedule; (3) the chance to collaborate with other high achievers; (4) recognition from their company; and (5) the freedom to be themselves.”
“Self-satisfaction seems to be more important to today’s high achievers than the outer trappings of success.“
–Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction