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Quotes About Success

A successful woman preacher was once asked what special obstacles have you met as a woman in the ministry? Not one, she answered, except the lack of a minister's wife.
~ Anna Garlin Spencer
The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.
~ Joan Jett
Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.
~ Madeleine M. Kunin
My advice to young women who are looking to be successful; make sure you're passionate about whatever it is that you're doing. And make sure you're fulfilled by the opportunities within your job.
~ Soledad O'Brien
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.
~ Jane Austen
I love money, I love women, I like to work hard and I don't use drugs.
~ Gene Simmons
And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong to the union.
~ Warren Beatty
You can have it all, just not all at the same time.
~ Betty Friedan
Fortunately, we have a lot of really smart women in the business.
~ Rosanna Arquette
When I was young, I used to have successes with women because I was young. Now I have successes with women because I am old. Middle age was the hardest part.
~ Arthur Rubinstein
Women have to embrace ambition if they want to. I had a lot of trouble taking compliments in the beginning, and it's really important for women to embrace their title.
~ Tory Burch
There are a lot of male egos out there that cannot deal with highly successful women. And it's their problem.
~ Sheila Johnson
When I took my first job, I was among only a handful of women. It was isolating at times. My love for technology kept me going, and I got to where I am today driven by my passion and self confidence.
~ Padmasree Warrior
The success of every single woman is the inspiration for another.
~ Diane von Furstenberg
I certainly came up in an era where women were really making strides and making a point to beat down doors and find their place and crash through the glass ceiling.
~ Gina Torres
I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.
~ B. Smith
Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.
~ Sheryl Swoopes
Jessica Pearson isn't a unicorn. She's not a mythological creature. She's an example of so many women out there that are ruling their part of the world and doing an incredible job.
~ Gina Torres
There are women succeeding beyond their wildest dreams because of their sobriety.
~ Mary Karr
There are so few women in general who aren't completely threatened and confused by other women's success. It's very disappointing.
~ Sandra Bernhard
Until women are as ambitious as men, they're not gong to achieve as much as men.
~ Sheryl Sandberg
Female ambition is such a complicated thing to play because it is an aggressive quality, and people respond very badly to women exhibiting any kind of aggression.
~ Romola Garai
Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.
~ Patti LaBelle
Women can feel inspired by the story. People who haven't been traditionally given a chance to use their skills or shine are given a chance, and they prevail.
~ Geena Davis