Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German politician who has been Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She served as the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2000 to 2018. She has been widely described as the de facto leader of the European Union, the most powerful woman in the world, and by some commentators as the “leader of the free world”.
Growth and Comfort do not Coexist
“I learned always to take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.” Ginni Rometty, Former Executive Chairman, President & CEO of IBM
Champions keep playing
Champions keep playing until they get it right.” Billie Jean King
Great leaders motivate and inspire people
Good leaders organize and align people around what the team needs to do. Great leaders motivate and inspire people with why they’re doing it. That’s purpose. And that’s the key to achieving something truly transformational.” — Marillyn Hewson
Don’t ask your attacker for validation
“The first rule of self-defence is: Don’t ask your attacker for validation.” ― Barbara Dee
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage By Anais Nin Anaïs Juana Nin, known professionally as Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the daughter of composer Joaquín Nin and Rosa Culmell, a classically trained singer. Nin wrote journals prolifically from age eleven until her death.
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
By Maya Angelou