"“Think about the other side of your brain, the side that’s not about business, the side that is more creative … Through my characters, I can explore issues about women, race, ethnicity and all kinds of interesting things in a completely different way. But also, [writing] is fun.”"

"“I thought that it was really important, after having done the same thing for ten years, to take a risk and put myself in a situation that was going to be important for the future. Understanding how Internet companies work and what it takes to manage them and what it takes to make them profitable is going to be a critical skill for managers going forward … While it can be frustrating and difficult, it’s a wonderful thing to shake up your career and try something different,”"

"“There’s no question that there are barriers, people who are going to try to make us feel badly about our prospects, people who are going to say it’s not a glass ceiling, it’s a concrete ceiling and you’re never going to overcome it, you’re never going to get there,”"

"“Wherever you are in your career, you have to become an expert at something pretty quickly. Being a generalist and being a smart person is not going to get you where you need to go,”"

"Don't get discouraged, and don't let other people define your potential. In high school, when I told my guidance counselor that I wanted to apply to Harvard, she said that was an unrealistic expectation. My parents and others encouraged me to apply anyway, and I became the first person from my high school to ever attend Harvard. So hold onto your dreams, even when others try to diminish them. And think big"

"“Should you even consider taking risks in an environment where the economy might be slowing down? Throughout my career, I’ve found it very important to have a mindset that says I have to keep taking chances, because that’s how you learn, that’s how you develop and that’s how you grow,”"

"“It’s very important to have a mentor who can help you understand the unwritten rules of the company. Try to find three or four people who can look out for you in different ways.”"

"My mother always emphasized that we should be able to hold a conversation on any topic for at least five minutes. This reinforced the value of knowledge and intellectual curiosity in us"

"I do not use brute force in my management style. I use my strategic abilities. I work hard to create a team environment. It’s extremely important for a leader to empower others in driving the success of the organization. I emphasize how essential it is to be nimble and always resourceful."

"when you can take things you learn in a business environment and apply them in a pro-bono context"

"A very people-intensive profession. You spend a lot of time rolling up your sleeves to help other people solve a problem. I find that very satisfying, both intellectually and emotionally." It's also rewarding"

"“Think about hiring people who push you. It’s important that you create an environment among people that says we’re all trying to be better, we can all learn from each other, we can all inspire each other""

"“Even though the economy is more challenging, it’s still going to reward people who are creative and innovative and have vision.”"

"One of the things you have to trade off is how much time you're going to have for personal thing"

"I was brought up to challenge myself, to try to be successful on my own terms. I was brought up to be focused. So I see myself as more fully engaged than ever before"

"Our efforts involve reaching out to people,", "making sure that they know who we are, and that we're interested in them"

"“Don’t let other people’s diminished expectations for you be the truth about your life,”"

"The Macedonian national revival ... is basically the result of the competition between Bulgaria and Serbia over the Macedonian question."

"From the Macedonian point of view, the unification of all Macedonia with Bulgaria, Serbia or Greece is not desirable, but neither is it particularly frightening."

"We Macedonians are Turkish subjects and interested in maintaining the unity of Turkey ... the Macedonian intelligentsia, if they examine their own interests, should for their own sake and the sake of their people devote all their moral strength to the prime task of maintaining the unity of Turkey."

"What sort of new Macedonian nation can this be when we and our fathers and grandfathers and great-grandfathers have always been called Bulgarians? ... Macedonian as a nationality has never existed, they will say, and it does not exist now. There have always been two south Slav nationalities in Macedonia: Bulgarian and Serbian. So, any kind of Macedonian Slav revival is simply the empty concern of a number of fanatics who have no concept of South Slav history."

"I have no intention of politicizing in the Bulgarian fashion. I am a Macedonian and this is how I see the position of my country: it is not Russia or Austria-Hungary that are the enemies of Macedonia, but Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia. Our country can be saved from ruin only by struggling fiercely against these states."

"I am a Macedonian. I write in the central Macedonian dialect, which from now on I shall always consider the Macedonian literary language."

"If it is officially acknowledged that there are not several Slav nationalities in Macedonia, but only one, which is neither Bulgarian nor Serbian, and if Macedonia secedes as an independent Bishopric, Turkey will be immediately freed from interference in Macedonian affairs by the three neighboring states."

"Finally, many people will point out that our greatest misfortune is that we have no local Macedonian patriotism. If there were patriotism in Macedonia, we would think and work only for Macedonia. But now some of us still consider ourselves Bulgarian and link our interests with those of Bulgaria instead of studying our own country, Macedonia ..."

"Role with the punches, always keep your head up high. Don’t ever forget your crown and most of all stay humble"

"most South Africans love Sne Mtshali. Especially I think that our plus sized queens will start getting off their shells. Living their best thick lives"

"Well as a performer who finds privilege in being able to tell stories of the roles I’m blessed with, I feel like how dare I be anyone but the character once the director has said action"

"I love how brave she is in her skin, how she’s not ashamed & afraid of her voice & thoughts. She knows what she wants and she goes for it. She’s not afraid of saying; No and doesn’t give a hoot of what people think of her. She lives her life according to her rules"

"The book is a commercial hit in French bookstores, proving that, contrary to what some believe, the public not only wants to read what we have to say, but they share our values of inclusion and diversity"

"It was time to represent blacks in French film—in under a month, we went from coauthors to a true collective"

"I would be delighted if after this book, and with the other actions we plan to take, that all communities be represented"

"I always knew it would be a collective effort where my actress friends would share their experiences"

"This emptiness has always upset me, but it also inspired me to do this project"

"They were all determined and excited to make their voices heard"

"The best thing would be for all talents, regardless of skin color, to have access to the same opportunities"

"My name would come up from time to time, but with few alternatives in the middle of an empty space"

"We survived whitewashing, blackface, tons of dealer roles, housekeepers with a Bwana accent, we survived the roles of terrorists, all the roles of hypersexualized girls"

"We’re not going to leave French cinema alone"

"What is played in French cinema does not only concern our very privileged environment, it concerns all of society"

"We are a family. We say everything, right? All of you who are not impacted by issues related to invisibility, stereotypes or the issue of skin color…the good news is that it will not happen without you. Think inclusion"

"Her talent as an actress, for which I’ve always been full of admiration, and was well aware of, but her prowess as a musician on the piano was a surprise. I was so impressed by her virtuosity on the piano and have ever since, often wondered if she had possibly missed her real vocation."

"She is fun, charming and has a compelling presence"

"Annalisa was a diminutive young woman in her early twenties with great inner beauty when, in the Seventies"

"It’s an even stranger phenomenon…that one should choose a profession to try to be someone else all day"

"It doesn’t detract from the fact that she is an extraordinarily versatile and instinctive actress, constantly in demand, never out of work, and has acted in everything from musical theatre, “although I cannot sing”, to comedy, farce, to Shakespearean drama"

"Opinions are like noses, we are all entitled to one."

"I like to learn, I'm open to sensible criticism, and I have a lot of respect for people with principles."

"I'm a disciplinarian, I don't condone gossip and I don't suffer fools easily."

"Meditation is the best way to overcome your inner negativity and reprogram your mind."