Carre Otis Quotes

My dad brought me up to be a good person.

My goal is to give young girls confidence in this world so they can be more like men in the decision-making process.

I would say that one of the things that encouraged me so much when I became elected to the leadership was the letters I received from fathers of daughters, saying that, 'My daughter can now do many more things because of what you did.'

I've had some very strong female role models, so I think that's an important thing.

I've seen a big shift, especially in my classroom, with women standing up and demanding respect. That's in every woman, whether 16, 26, 56.

I believe in women having a voice, being empowered, speaking up, and having ideas.

Jack has two boys, and when they grow up they're gonna wanna be like the D. I've already got the name: Mini D.

Little girls need someone to look up to - and little boys need strong women to look up to, as well. I don't think your heroes should be relegated to someone who's the same sex or from the same background as you. Little boys should grow up wanting to be like Serena Williams.

I've been blessed with a platform and a voice, and I owe it to myself and my family and our people to use it responsibly.

My responsibility to myself, my neighbors, my family and the human family is to try to tell the truth.

I think a lot about something: Abe Rosenthal was once asked what he wanted on his headstone, and he said he wanted it just to say, 'He kept the paper straight.' And I think about that a lot.

The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son.

I refuse to lie to children.

When you have children, there is no room for lies, no room for anything but the truth. Anything other than that is a bad example, I believe.

I've always been honest with all my kids. So I - if they did well, they did well. And if they didn't, actually, I asked, did you try your best? And if they tried their best, then, you know, I back out because I expect them to be honest with me or with themselves. And I can't make you go out there and work out hard.

When you're a little kid, growing up, most of us know what's right and wrong. Our parents teach us that discipline.

My parents trust me.

Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom.

I never lied to a person in my life; my kids didn't, either.

I have learned so many things from my mother about the right upbringing, the right values, value for money, value for elders, for family members. I think these things only a parent can teach you.

I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.

Ladies are honest. They're my motivation. They know what's funny, and the dudes just follow.

My father made sure I was treated equally with my brothers.

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

And I can't tell you how many women from a certain age group - they would be in their 30s now, 20s and 30s - tell me about how I was their role model when they were young girls.