“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” ― Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Former President of Liberia and first elected female head of state in Africa.
The most common way to give up power is by thinking you don’t have any
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist.
“I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong”
“One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I’m not aggressive enough or assertive enough or maybe somehow, because I’m empathetic, it means I’m weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.” – Jacinda Ardern (Prime Minister of New Zealand)
“If you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader”
“Leadership is hard to define, and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.” – Indra Nooyi (Former CEO, PepsiCo)
A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall
“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.” – Serena J. Williams American professional tennis player
On the marble
You may have to fight the battle more than once to win it Margaret Thatcher on surviving cancer.
Words on the Marble
“The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” – Barbara Corcoran