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An acting teacher once told me, ‘Greet everything with yes… Even if you abandon one idea for another one, saying yes allows you to move forward.’

Tina Fey

MAKE STATEMENTS also applies to us women: Speak in statements instead of apologetic questions. No one wants to go to a doctor who says, “I’m going to be your surgeon? I’m here to talk to you about your procedure?
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Accusatory Applies Class Constantly Eye Look Make Statement Voice Witty
In real life, people in the most dire situations must cope through humor.
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Cope Humor Life People Real Situation
In my experience, the hardest thing about having someone “come out” to you is the “pretending to be surprised” part.
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Come Experience Hardest Out Pretending Someone Surprise
You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.
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Funny Inspirational Impossible Strong Think Witty Woman
A wise friend once told me, ‘Don’t wear what fashion designers tell you to wear. Wear what they wear.’
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Designer Fashion Tell Wear Wise
I was first in my class at Johns Hopkins, so?” Make statements, with your actions and your voice.
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Action Class Country First Make People Place Statement Voice
What Turning Forty Means to Me I need to take my pants off as soon as I get home. I didn’t used to have to do that. But now I do.
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Fort Home Mean Need Pant Soon Take Turn Women
I think women dress for other women to let them know what their deal is. Because if women were only dressing for men, there would be nothing but Victoria’s Secret. There would be no Dior.
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Deal Hilarious Know Men Other Think Women
So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: “Is this person in between me and what I want to do?”
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Ageism Face Funny Motivational Inspirational Lookism Sexism Unsolicited Witty Workplace
I am going to dedicate myself, full time, to my day-drinking.
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Day Drinking Delicate Drinking Full Go Time
To me YES, AND means don’t be afraid to contribute. Always make sure you’re adding something to the discussion. Your initiations are worthwhile.
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Afraid Contribute Discussion Mean Something Worthwhile
This weight of embarrassment came over me, and I felt like I was sweating from my spine out. But I realized, ‘Okay, that happened, and I did not die.’ You’ve got to experience failure to understand that you can survive it.
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Embarrassment Failure Feet Okay Spine Survive Understand Weight
Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.
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Inspiring Leadership Motivational
My work is my work. I take my work seriously but I don’t take myself too seriously.
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Myself Seriously Take Work
A Harvard Medical School study has determined that rectal thermometers are still the best way to tell a baby’s temperature. Plus, it really teaches the baby who’s boss.
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Baby Boss Determine Medical Rectal School Study Thermometer Way
In an attempt to make things easier for myself, which is the basis for all of history’s worst decisions […].
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Attempt Decision Easier History Myself Thing Worst

An acting teacher once told me, ‘Greet everything with yes… Even if you abandon one idea for another one, saying yes allows you to move forward.’

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