Sara Gideon Quotes

We must have zero tolerance for sexual harassment, even if the perpetrator is somebody we like and admire.

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.

My family comes first, and you have to be in charge to be able to protect that. You have to be the one who says no or you don't have a life, which is what I found out the first time.

Never point a rifle at anyone unless you’re willing to pull the trigger. If we say something is unacceptable to us, that means we can never accept it.

I give people a huge amount of rope, and then I hold them accountable for the rope.

Once I will warn you, and then I will fire you! I have a zero-tolerance-plus-one policy for gossip. I will teach you once, and then I will fire your butt.

To end the pervasive culture of sexual harassment, it can no longer be the norm that men look the other way. It only ends when men actively participate in ending it.

Sledging is an important part of the game, but you should never cross the line.

To the predators... Weinstein, the stranger, the relative, the boyfriend... I say to you, 'You can choose your sin but you don't get to choose the consequences.' To the victims... I see you. I believe you... and I'm listening.

Harass someone on Bumble, and you're banned for life. Harsh? Maybe. But I feel strongly that we won't end misogyny until we start holding each other to higher standards, and that starts with setting clear boundaries and enforcing them.

You can't halfway disrespect me ever in my life and think we are going to be OK later.

My son can be as open as he wants with me, but he cannot forget I am his mother and that all will not be forgiven.

Just because you have a mouth and nobody is stopping you, you can't say whatever you want.

I'm learning slowly to not be as much of a control freak. I can't afford to be all the time, but I'm getting better at communicating. Delegating parts of my vision for other people to execute has made it an easier process for knowing what I want, and what people can handle, and what I should probably save for myself.

I would consider my dad a pretty patient guy, but there was no tolerance for spoiled behavior.

It's important for parents to be strict if you want the kids to succeed.

I say 'no' a lot. And if I knew how easy it was to say no, I would have started saying it earlier.

When your kids disappoint you, you tell them off; you don't give them some chocolate, do you? You treat players similar to how you treat your kids, really.

I don't think that every single case of sexual harassment has to result in someone being fired; the consequences should vary. But we need a shift in culture so that every single instance of sexual harassment is investigated and dealt with. That's just basic common sense.

People that have integrity violations should be fired, not coached. How many integrity violations does it take to ruin the reputation of your company? Just one. You don't coach integrity violations. You fire them.

When you have everything in life, sometimes kids don't learn what is right and what is wrong. Kids cannot get whatever they want.

I'm trying to hold my head high and not apologize and be nice all the time because that's not always necessary.

My parents were very strict and had rules for me and, if ever I was playing outside, I always had a set time to come back in.

If you don't live up to somebody's standards, you get hammered.

I am nice, yeah. I'm cool. But I'm no push-over. And if someone gets one over on me, they've done it when my eyes were closed, and it doesn't happen twice.