American - Lawyer | -
Part of the success of Girls Who Code is that I am a hustler. When people ask what my biggest strength is, it's that I'm shameless. I will ask people for help even when I don't know them.
Reshma Saujani
StrengthSuccessI AmPeopleHelp
Some people worry about our federal deficit, but I, I worry about our bravery deficit. Our economy, our society - we're just losing out because we're not raising our girls to be brave. The bravery deficit is why women are underrepresented in STEM, in C-suites, in boardrooms, in Congress, and pretty much everywhere you look.
WomenLosingPeopleBraveSociety
While I've had so many different jobs - I've worked in law, I've worked in government, I've run for office - there's a common theme. The theme for my entire life has been about giving back.
LifeGovernmentLawGivingBackRun
All that time I spent chasing Yale was time I could have been using to actually make a difference in the world. Bravery, not perfection, was the key that unlocked all the doors I've walked through since.
TimePerfectionWorldKeyDoors
I've been a female activist since the time I was 13 years old.
TimeOldYearsBeenFemaleSince
My parents were engineers. In the 1970s, they came to the United States as refugees from Uganda. Seeing everything this country did for my family inspired me to want to give back through public service.
FamilyServiceParentsMeSeeing
I'm not pro-Wall Street or anti-Wall Street. I'm pro-New York City.
CityStreetYork
I'm a big proponent of mandatory computer science education. I think the first step is educating policymakers that technology is changing the way that we live and work, and it's happening so fast.
WorkEducationLiveTechnologyStep
I believe in the power of peer mentorship. When I learned how to ask for a raise, how to fire someone, how to deal with a board challenge - I didn't get that from mentors like Hillary Clinton. I got that from women who were my friends and who had already done the thing that I was doing.
WomenPowerChallengeFireBelieve
Theoretically, I have no business starting an organization called Girls Who Code, because I don't code.
BusinessOrganizationStartingCode
Too many times we just think about our ideas, and we let people convince us not to do it.
PeopleIdeasThinkConvinceUsJust
I think that feeling of being thrown into the deep end and doing something you never thought you would accomplish is really powerful.
DeepThinkThoughtEndYouPowerful
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Reshma Saujani quotes