Valerie Jarrett Quotes

Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others.

I support women, men, anybody who is in a place that's not their strongest and who is ready to push forward.

As for Western women, it seems to me that they have often had to struggle to obtain their own rights. That did not leave them much time to prove their abilities. The time will come.

When I think of the limitless potential my young daughters, Grace and Brynn, will have as they grow into young women, I want my girls' generation to remember the strength, determination, and struggles of the women who came before them and paved the way.

We had so many obstacles. We had a lot of sexism and misogyny, there's a lot of things that were against us. But we've just pushed forward and we showed everybody.

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

Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it.

The roots of Silicon Valley are full of stories of immigrants and minority groups who experienced bigotry and made it anyway. Why should women be any different?

My mum fought for feminism in her day so instilled in me the importance of equality. She taught me so much about women.

Women have been kicking ass for centuries.

My entire mission in life is to help women take over the world. Not by force (the route so many men have taken since the beginning of time), but with compassion, perseverance, and love.

What has the women's movement learned from Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for vice president? Never get married.

Women's progress has been a collective effort.

We live in an era of globalization and the era of the woman. Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.

I am always on the women's side.

Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin?

If I were a woman, I'd simply refuse to speak to any man or do anything for men until I'd got the vote.

Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.

Women should be obscene and not heard.

I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.

The true meaning of feminism is this: to use your strong womanly image to gain strong results in society.

Feminism is a good venue for getting yourself across as much as for getting your point across.

Sarah Palin is an heir to the women's movement. She has not been constrained by gender. At no point in her life has she thought, 'I can't do that because I'm a woman.'

Now, I have always believed that women are not victims; we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace - all we need is a fighting chance.