“Your life’s course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard.”

Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.

Build your skills, not your resume.

I’m a feminist because I believe in women, it’s a heavy word, feminism, but it’s not one I think we should run from. I’m proud to be a feminist.

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.

And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?

Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.

I go around the room and ask people, ‘What do you think?’

Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.

Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.

Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that’s partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy.

Nobody can succeed on their own.

I’m not telling women to be like men. I’m telling us to evaluate what men and women do in the workforce and at home without the gender bias.

Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.

When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.

Done is better than perfect.

The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.

Today, let’s be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.

The Constitution does not trust judges to make determinations of criminal guilt.

Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something’s impossible.

The assumption of an absolute determinism is the essential foundation of every scientific enquiry.

Always remember, your focus determines your reality.

Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.

I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.

When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it.