September 2011
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If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of...
– Jane Goodall, via Konstantina’s piece on the Sandbox Network, “Prove them Wrong. Make it Happen.”
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August 2011
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Women receive a disproportionately low amount of venture capital dollars — only...
– Via “Financing Female Entrepreneurs,” Forbes.
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Asking someone to make an impact investment isn’t a move along a rational...
– Acumen Fund’s Sasha Dichter via Fast Company.
youngthegiant:
#VMA
One of my fave bands! Love them.
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It is better to lead from behind and put others in front, especially when you...
– Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (via nettra)
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The philosophy of Beyonce’s alter ego Sasha Fierce, as traced through her song...
– On whether Beyonce’s Girls Run the World song & other pop culture references to women empowerment are all that they’re chalked up to be. Via Guernica Mag.
My mother never gave me any idea that I couldn’t do whatever I wanted to do or...
– - Rory Gilmore (via keepcalmandcarryaquotebook)
This one’s for you, Mama.
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Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s...
– Steve Jobs, the now former CEO of Apple, during his 2005 Stanford Commencement.
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Leadership in social enterprise relies on ethics, integrity and expertise which...
– Very true, via “Strong Leadership is Crucial for Social Enterprises,” Guardian.
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One lesson I’ve learned from this is as a society we must teach our young women...
– Noreen Iqbal, the cousin of Nazish Noorani, who was killed by her husband in New Jersey last week. “Staying in an Abusive Marriage,” The New York Times (via azmatzahra)
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NBC’s Richard Engel has literally been dodging bullets during his live shots from Libya today.
I heart Richard Engel.