“I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.” Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President & CEO of IBM

I have stood on a mountain of “No’s” for one “Yes”. Determination really is a big part of whether you succeed in any business that you’re in. Barbara Elaine Smith (B Smith) Smith is a Restaurateur, Author, Lifestyle Expert, Entrepreneur, Talk Show Host and pioneering Fashion Model

“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” Ruth Gordo

We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.

Kavita Ramdas

In the face of the current global challenge, when the entire world is silent, as evident by deserted and quiet streets, staying connected and caring for one another can help spread love and hope in this dark time. Ibifuro Ken-Giami

“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” – Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai also known mononymously as Malala, is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. She was shot in the head by the Taliban in her home country of Pakistan in 2012 at age 15. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on her 16th birthday and she has since started a charity to help educate girls, gone on to attend Oxford University and opened her first school on her 18th birthday. Movies and books have been written about her. She is known for human rights advocacy, especially the education of women and children in her native Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had banned girls from attending school. Her advocacy has grown into an international movement, and according to former Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan…

“The best protection any woman can have … is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton