Falling on your face, at the very least, is a forward movement. Pat Mitchell More Quotes by Pat Mitchell More Quotes From Pat Mitchell The media is the message and the messenger, and increasingly a powerful one. Pat Mitchell messengers media powerful In my opinion, the most important thing as a woman leader-and I learned this early through a whole bunch of great women who were in my life (and men, I have to say)-is that if you have a position of leadership and power and you don't use it in a different way, then you're wasting it. So when people used to say to me when I was the first woman president of PBS, "Well, you know, does that mean that as a woman you're going to be a different kind of president?" And I would say, "Well, I hope so!" Pat Mitchell pbs strong-women mean Every time they have tried to cut appropriations, they get a wakeup call. Pat Mitchell appropriation cutting VOTE!!! Remember what the suffragists said when they finally won their long hard battle to get us the right to vote, knowing that they probably would never get to exercise the right or see the results; they said, 'this is not for ourselves alone.' It was for us and every generation of women to come. If we don't vote, we are ignoring history and giving away the future. Pat Mitchell knowing exercise long Public Broadcasting System an entity designed to create an informed citizenry rather than to deliver consumers to advertisers. Pat Mitchell broadcasting media television The perception of bias isn't there, that's what I told Ken Tomlinson, ... The majority of Americans do not perceive a bias. Pat Mitchell bias majority perception As long as I'm learning every day of my life, I will never feel old. Never. And I don't feel old; I feel in my head and in my heart - I don't know, ageless! Pat Mitchell day learning heart life I think journalists and filmmakers are keen observers. And actors must also be sharp observers as they draw their characters and their stories from what they experience around them. After all, that is what actors, filmmakers, journalists are trained to be: observers. And then they do something with their observations. Pat Mitchell i-think something think experience I spend a lot of time on college campuses, a lot of time mentoring young women in all sectors of business, because I don't want them to spend as much time to get their voice as I did. Pat Mitchell women voice business time Media and technology are our greatest assets. And yet, they are our most undervalued and underused assets. Now when I say that, people look at me like I'm crazy because every young person we know in the world is never without media, ever. Pat Mitchell me technology crazy people Investing in women and girls may once have been considered a radical notion or even a waste of resources, but in most places in the world today, women and girls are increasingly recognized as a critical link to greater prosperity, political stability, better health and public policy. Pat Mitchell women health today world TED Women isn't championing a cause; it's surfacing and sharing some of the most important ideas of our time. Our focus is on women as change agents, innovators and idea champions, and I think people will be both inspired and surprised by the program. We're exploring some fascinating territory! Pat Mitchell women change time people TED Women will focus on the ideas and innovations championed by women and girls. These cover everything from community development to economic growth to biodynamic farming to robotics to medical treatments to the use of technology for personal safety and peace making. Pat Mitchell women growth technology peace
