Naomie Harris Quotes

It is undeniable that a woman's ability to stretch and pursue her total competence outside the home and get paid what she's worth for it makes for happier and more fulfilled women.

If I had been at a University I don't think I would have been able to have the experience I had in my Smithsonian work. I don't think I have been as successful.

Education and work are the levers to uplift the people.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

I have earned enough money in my life. When I started my career, for about 10 years, I told myself I want to make money. Now, I just want to do different roles.

Why isn't it natural for people who have lived and worked at something to want to use the knowledge and capacity in a new way, free from the burden of making a living?

In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.

I don't really have a career plan. There's no joy for me to just be a personality in my work, and I feel that that's so much of what's out there.

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete.

Any woman that is willing to take control of their life and do what they want to do to make their living, I have a lot of respect for.

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

I think it's very empowering to be able to have a career and to be a mother. It gives you an amazing sense of self.

As far as I can see, about the only thing I've missed is a college education.

I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

Every job leaves its residue, a bit of extra knowledge, a new skill-set.

I think I'd like to stay anchoring because, number one, I'm learning a lot, and I love it when I'm learning. And number two, I also have the luxury of a stable life.

When you're working and making money, that's all good, but there has to be something that provides a substance, I think.

There's not anyone in particular I'd like to work with. I just want to continue doing work that I have a passion for.

Service is an opportunity for young women to really empower themselves.

Working at a big company sucks - avoid it. Smaller companies are 10 times better for learning.

It’s hard to have a better job than the government, where you really do have an opportunity to have a broad reaching impact. Very few private sector jobs are going to offer you that.

Education is the first step on the ladder to economic empowerment.

The more education and the better credentials women have, the more freedom they have to choose the extent to which they will work outside their homes.

Some jobs you do, they're just jobs. Others are life experiences.