“You ve spent too many days and years trying to please others and be what they wanted you to be. You will have to learn that the wounds of your past and not being allowed to show anger or cry afterward - damaged your self-esteem. Yet through it all, you ve held on to a belief in God and God s belief in you.”
“I wish I could tell my 15-year-old self these four things:
1. Never think you can t do anything because you are a woman; everything is open to you as a girl. The future is yours.
2. Have a dream, a goal and vision for yourself and work single-mindedly toward it -- not just professionally but personally as well.
3. Family is very important - a close, loving, supportive family will sustain you through all your ambitions - when things go well and when they don t.
4. Perhaps the most important thing I could say is to never be thrown by failure and mistakes. Each and everything that happens, even if it was not what you hoped that would happen, is a valuable, life-learning tool. And you will only achieve success if you know how to learn fro your failures and mistakes. It s vital.”
• 約旦王后蕊妮婭阿卜杜拉(Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdulah of Jordan)
“People do things differently, and that s OK! Learn from those who walked the road before you, but carve your own path. So be different, explore the twists and turns on your way, and don t fear the occasional fall - it is part of every journey.”
“As a 15-year old, I had a subscription to the Congressional Record and to all the US newsweeklies. I went to the school library every day to read the New York Times. I went to school not far from New York City and every chance I got, I would try to go to the UN to listen to debates that were open to the public. I wanted my peers to be more engaged, so I started a group in school called Student America to focus on the issues and to discuss them. In short, I was a complete nerd. But looking back, I would still say to my 15-year-old self:Keep doing. Follow your passion, become engaged in the world and stay true to yourself.”
• 英國前首相布萊爾夫人,傑西布萊爾/ 傑西布萊爾婦女基金會創始人
「不要因為找不到足夠的行為榜樣而苦惱。想像一下你理想的未來,你就知道該如何做並將獲得成功。」
“Don t be discouraged if there aren t enough role models paving the way for you. Imagine the future as you want it to be and you will succeed.”