Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes

I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

Whenever something's really hard, you always question yourself, and I had many times when I questioned myself, but I always rose above it.

Once you discover that you can, then you must. And it's not easy. You have to take direct steps. You really have to count your blessings and you have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the blues.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

You've just got to do the best that you can.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

Knock the 't' off the 'can't'

When people criticize me, instead of putting my head down, it gives me energy to do even more.

I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete.

You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

Fake it until you make it.

I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.

You have to let fear go. Another lesson is you just have to believe in yourself; you just have to. There's no way around it. No matter how things are stacked against you, you just have to every time.

I was a slightly overweight, spiky-fringed, rat's-tailed '80s girl who was just showing up. That's all I've ever really done to get here, just kept showing up. Even when I didn't want to. That's what I do.

I've survived. I've beaten my own bad system, and on some days, on most days, that feels like a miracle.

We tell our kids to try for what they want. We cheer them on. But at some point, we stop doing this for ourselves. We shouldn't be so quick to close doors.

It's really important, especially for young girls, to see that if you fall down, you get back up. If you get sick, you get back up. People are going to say what they want.

When I am scared, I push myself and get the best out of myself.

I'm never going to stop believing in myself.

Believe in yourself. Push to your highest limit.

There's always going to be obstacles and people that doubt you. So it's about proving people wrong and bettering yourself and trying to be the best you.