Trying to kick yourself into gear? Have a daughter that needs a little encouragement from a STEM icon? We’ve got some words of wisdom that demonstrate that even the greats struggled before they made any sort of breakthrough. Success comes to those who persevere for the greater good, and these women are proof.
- “I didn’t learn to be quiet when I had an opinion. The reason they knew who I was is because I told them.” – Ursula Burn, CEO Xerox
- “Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, ‘We’ve always done it this way.’ I try to fight that. That’s why I have a clock on my wall that runs counterclockwise.” – Grace Hopper, pioneering computer scientist
- “Life is a series of building, testing, changing and iterating.” – Lauren Mosenthal, CTO at Glassbreakers
- “Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.” – Mae Jemison, first African American woman astronaut in space
- “We need to understand that if we all work on inclusion together, it’s going to be faster, broader, better, and more thorough than anything we can do on our own.” – Ellen Pao, former Reddit CEO & current Project Include CEO
- Learn to ask for things. Be concise, relevant and brave.” – Angie Chang, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Hackbright Academy
- “An ugly baby is better than no baby at all. If you wait and wait and wait for your product to be perfect before you release it out into the world, you will often never get there.” – Kathryn Minshew, Co-Founder/CEO The Muse
- “What good is innovation if there’s no human impact?” – Kristina Tsvetanova, CEO/Co-Founder of BLITLAB Technology
- “I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don’t have to stay that way.” -Hedy Lamarr, Inventor & Actor
- “If you haven’t failed yet, you haven’t tried anything.” -Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code
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