Linda McMahon Quotes

When women apply for a job, we ask ourselves, 'Am I qualified? Do I have the experience? Do I have the education? Do I have the abilities?' When a man looks at that job, he thinks, 'How much does it pay?' We need to stop second-guessing our abilities. We need to stand up and make ourselves heard.

We should be teaching young girls to take up space. Nothing is as important as taking up space in society and cementing yourself.

My mother taught me early on not to be afraid to put myself out there - especially as a woman.

We need to get women to the point where they aren't apologizing. Its time to take ownership in our success.

Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.

I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple.

If you're the greatest, it's okay to say you're the greatest. My suggestion to everybody is to be their own greatest fan. Weaker personas and personalities define that as egotistical or arrogant, but what it means is their self-esteem isn't that strong.

It is probably very necessary to present your ego at some point.

Women are often meeker in meetings and afraid to ask for raises and promotions. I've told countless female colleagues to stop apologizing when they ask for more. It's not personal, it's business.

Women have to be able to look at themselves in the mirror as men do and say, “I see a presidential candidate!”

I want people to live to their full potential, not to hold themselves back because of insecurities, and especially not women. I see too much of that.

I've never found it any tougher being a woman than a man, but I've always been the boss.

I think that women are often underestimated - our suggestions, our advice, our leadership style. I think one of the reasons that that happens is women are much less likely to blow their own horn and brag about everything that they've done.

My late mother was very clear to my sister and I that we were to be strong women; that we were to be effective; that we were to be heard.

If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.

The more powerful you become, some people especially don't like it that you're a woman. I stick up for myself.

I think there have always been funny women, from Carol Burnett to Joan Rivers. When the audience sees a woman, they innately know she's worked twice as hard to get there, she's had to prove that she can be the leader, first, and then be funny on top of it. She has to emit a confidence that she's in control.

I intimidate a lot of men, because I've done a lot. I'm established. I'm successful.

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.

If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'

You really have to have a voice, especially as a female. You've got to be strong-minded and really focus on what your goal is - you can't be all over the place.

I've always liked to think I could do anything I wished as well as - if not better than - a man. But I wasn't very good at rally driving.

To a smart girl men are no problem - they're the answer.