In 1960, when I graduated from college, people told me a woman couldn't go to law school. And when I graduated from law school, people told me, 'Law firms won't hire you.'
Interpretation
The quote highlights the challenges women faced in pursuing careers in law and the resilience required to overcome societal barriers.
Janet Reno's quote reflects the societal skepticism and obstacles women encountered in the 1960s when trying to enter male-dominated fields like law. Despite being told repeatedly that they could not succeed or find employment, her determination and courage led her to break through these barriers, showcasing the necessity of resilience in the face of discrimination.
In practice
This quote can be used in a graduation speech to inspire young women pursuing their dreams.
My mother taught us to play baseball, to bake a cake, to play fair - she beat the living daylights out of us sometimes, and she loved us with all her heart; she taught her favorite poets, and there is no child care in the world that will ever be a substitute for what that lady was in our life.
Stereotypes should never influence policy or public opinion.
I'm not afraid to look like an idiot on TV.
This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity.
The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you’re going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins.
A heart full of courage and cheerfulness needs a little danger from time to time, or the world gets unbearable.
And now a chill settled over them where they stood, and Harry heard the rasping breath of the dementors that patrolled the outer trees. They would not affect him now. The fact of his own survival burned inside him, a talisman against them, as though his father's stag kept guardian in his heart.
I don't get out of bed every day to play to win a tennis tournament, I honestly don't. I do it because I love it, but it also provides me with a platform to do what I really want: which is to continue to change the perceptions around disability.
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