Madeleine M. Kunin Quotes

Leadership is so defined by men, and we need to revise that - we need to be able to say that the people we honor are not the conquerors but the peacemakers.

It's so much easier to throw rocks than it is to govern.

I'm a pragmatist. I think, as a woman, you have to be more careful. You have to be more communal, you have to say yes to more things than men, you have to worry about things that men don't have to worry about. But once we get enough women into leadership, we can break stereotypes down. If you lead, you get to decide.

Men, if you are in a position of power or authority, please respectfully continue to mentor and work with talented individuals and those with promise, regardless if they are men or women.

Leadership is influence.

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

The women executives in the film industry have the power to say, 'No,' but few of them have the power to say, 'Yes.'

It matters whether women sit at the table. No one speaks up for you when you are standing outside with your nose pressed up against the glass. You cannot window-shop for power.

I don't remember a single day during the time I was minister of gender, foreign minister, vice-president and president when I saw anything on the part of the men that indicated they were undermining me.

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.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

My mission in life is to assist women in social and political empowerment through business and education.

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

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.

I started to fight with the men. I raised my voice, and they started listening to me.

We don't need to be men in skirts to have a role in politics. Women can be leaders by being sensitive women.

Women ruled all; and ministers of state Were at the doors of women forced to wait,-- Women, who we oft as sovereigns graced the land, But never governed well at second-hand.

… dealing with and controlling men makes you stronger.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

If Advaniji did not want, I would never have been Prime Minister.

I feel more comfortable being confrontational and authoritative. It's important for women in this business.

Whether it's salary or a promotion or a job, I think it's important for women to ask for what they think they deserve.

Culturally, as women, we're raised to be very concerned with others' approval in a way that men aren't, but an inevitable part of directing and being visionary is that you have to be a boss, and as such, not everyone is going to like you all the time or agree with your choices.

I love being a female. I love being the boss.

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