“I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.”
"When we’re talking about diversity, it’s not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us."
- Ava DuVernay
Awareness
"Creativity is an energy. It’s a precious energy, and it’s something to be protected. A lot of people take for granted that they’re a creative person, but I know from experience, feeling it in myself, it is a magic; it is an energy. And it can’t be taken for granted."
- Ava DuVernay
Creativity
"Creativity is an energy. It's a precious energy, and it's something to be protected. A lot of people take for granted that they're a creative person, but I know from experience, feeling it in myself, it is a magic; it is an energy. And it can't be taken for granted."
- Ava DuVernay
Creativity
"Don’t wait for permission to do something creative."
- Ava DuVernay
Creativity
"If your dream is only about you, it's too small."
- Ava DuVernay
Aspirations
"You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute."
- Tina Fey
Taking Risks
"You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind. To begin, begin."
- Gordon B. Hinckley
Taking Risks
"Do not wait for the perfect time and place to enter, for you are already onstage."
Taking Risks
"If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more."
- Erica Jong
Taking Risks
"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever."
- Thomas Aquinas
Taking Risks