“I find that fear and not wanting to take risks, and staying too comfortable makes people wait. They’ll say, ‘I’ll wait until this happens, I’ll wait until I go to film school, I’ll wait until I have all the money, I’ll wait until they ask me.’ Don’t wait for permission. Seek without permission. Ther…”— Ava DuVernay, scriptmag.com
“Career progression often depends upon taking risks and advocating for oneself— traits that girls are discouraged from exhibiting.”— Sheryl Sandberg, amazon.com