Favorite Quotes by Women from Women at DocuSign in Celebration of International Women’s Day

Last Sunday, during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, Nike aired an advertisement featuring Serena Williams saying “I’m proving time and time again that there’s no wrong way to be a woman.” As the ad ends, the words “until we all win” appear on the screen. What powerful words from a powerful woman who continues to press for progress on gender equality, empowerment, and resilience.

At DocuSign, Chief People Officer, Joan Burke, recently shared with Glassdoor how “we’ve doubled down on our diversity and inclusion initiatives” which started with an employee resource group called Women at DocuSign. As we all collaborated on how best to prepare to celebrate International Women’s Day at DocuSign, our Women at DocuSign committee chairs decided to share quotes by women they found particularly powerful.  This is what they said:

Favorite quote of Clarissa Messick, Director, Quality & Procedures, Customer Service: “If I have to, I can do anything, I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman.” - Helen Reddy, Australian Singer and Activist

Favorite quote of Melissa Scott, Senior Program Manager, Customer Service: "There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." - Michelle Obama, American Lawyer and Writer, Former First Lady of the United States

Favorite quote of Caitlin Wasilewski, HR Manager, Talent Development, Human Resources: “Above all, be the heroine of your own life.”  - Nora Ephron, American Writer

Favorite quote of Laurel Su, Social Media Manager: "We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage." - Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Activist

Favorite quote of Niamh Muldoon, EU Information Security Director: “I was elected by the Women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.” - Mary Robinson, First Irish Female President

Motto shared by Gillian MacMannis, Senior Director, SI's & Partners Business Development: “Fewer things, done better.”

Favorite quote of Alex Wikol, Manager, Enterprise Business Representative, Enterprise Sales: “You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt with. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you’re holding and my dear one, you and I have been granted a mighty generous one.”  - Cheryl Strayed, American Memoirist

Favorite quote of KC Hamels, Sr Director, Business Dev, Business Development: “We must tell girls their voices are important.”  - Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Activist, Youngest Nobel Prize laureate

Favorite quote of Trina Krupa, Account Executive, Commercial Sales: “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, ‘I’m possible.’” - Audrey Hepburn, British Actress and Humanitarian

Favorite quote of Kirsten Wolberg, Chief Technology and Operations Officer, Information Technology: “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” -- Gloria Steinem, Journalist and Activist

Favorite quote of Amy Skeeters-Behrens, Executive Director, DocuSign IMPACT: "What I do for my work is exactly what I would do if nobody paid me." -- Gretchen Rubin, Author of "The Happiness Project"  

Favorite quote of Robin Joy, SVP, Digital Demand and Web Sales: "There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." -- Michelle Obama, American Writer and Lawyer, Former First Lady of the United States

Favorite quote of Ann Poletti, Senior Director, Employment Brand Marketing: "I was always the “other”. And I learned that it doesn’t matter if they liked me or not, I just wanted to be in the game. If you do a good job on the side, they eventually notice and invite you to play.” - Magdalena Yesil, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Broadway Angels

And my favorite quote right now is "A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman." - Melinda Gates, American Philanthropist

Have any inspiring quotes you’d like to share? Please leave them in the comments below!