Christina Koch Quotes

I look forward to a time, in the not so distant future, when we no longer look forward to 'firsts' as milestones women have yet to achieve, but we look back on them as historic events that continue to teach and inspire.

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

There’s a woman at the beginning of all great things.

The door might not be opened to a woman again for a long, long time, and I had a kind of duty to other women to walk in and sit down on the chair that was offered, and so establish the right of others long hence and far distant in geography to sit in the high seats.

I don't think women hold all the answers, but with their skills, their strengths, we can get to a better place.

We still have not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling.

Women make the world go round.

I've always had that gratitude that I had the opportunity to pursue my potential. So I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver. We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time.

There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.

Every woman inspires me.

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.'

Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.

If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.

To have been the first woman premier of Victoria was not only a great opportunity but also a great chance to say to the young women of Victoria - Liberal or Labor - 'You can do it, too.'

…if civilization is to advance at all in the future, it must be through the help of women, women freed of their political shackles, women with full power to work their will in society.

Women are focused on getting things done and bring fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to a political system that's crying out for change.

I've done so many commencement speeches at colleges and law schools, and I tell young women that there are no glass ceilings because those were broken by a lot of women who came before us. You can be anyone you want to be. You can do anything you want to do.

I am an anomaly in my country. I hope, in the coming years, there will be more women like me.

Women are truly, truly awesome.

We owe a lot when it comes to women in terms of innovation, in terms of education, in terms of progression in life.

Women are coming into their own and breaking down so many boundaries.

If you can't see it, you can't be it. It's just having those brilliant women break out and do something - then other girls can say, 'I can do it, too!'

I believe 2016 is the Year of the Woman and now more than ever, it is our time to accomplish anything and everything.

...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.

TED Women isn't championing a cause; it's surfacing and sharing some of the most important ideas of our time. Our focus is on women as change agents, innovators and idea champions, and I think people will be both inspired and surprised by the program. We're exploring some fascinating territory!