“Some people have said to me, ‘Well, don’t you think that kind of success spoils one as an artist? If you’re a punk rocker, you don’t want to have a hit record…’
And I say to them, ‘Fuck you!’
One does their work for the people. And the more people you can touch, the more wonderful it is. You don’t do your work and say, ‘I only want the cool people to read it.’ You want everyone to be transported, or hopefully inspired by it.”
When Patti Smith gives you creative advice, you listen.
“What makes a strong female character is a character who has weaknesses, who has flaws.” RookieMag founder Tavi Gevinson’s talk, “Still Figuring It Out.” In related news, the kids are alright.
I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job.
Sally Ride could have rested on her laurels and simply enjoyed her historical status as the first American woman in space. Instead, she spent years working hard to build scientific education programs, raise awareness about the numbers of women in science and actively encourage girls to explore STEM fields. She was smart, strong and spirited, and she believed in people’s potential. She was the definition of heroine. She was the best.
Pro-math, pro-science, pro-history and pro-literature girl-power fiction, starring Ada and Mary. Yeah, I’m pretty into this.
When I first wanted to go to Africa, everybody laughed at me: We didn’t have any money, World War II was raging and Africa was ‘the Dark Continent,’ but most importantly I was a girl. ‘Jane, get real: Girls don’t do this kind of thing, living with animals in the forest.’ But my mother was a very strong woman, and she used to say, ‘If you really want something and you work hard, take advantage of opportunity and never give up, you will find a way.’ That’s the message I’ve taken to children, particularly girls, all around the world.
Trailer for Pixar’s Brave.
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” - Marie Curie
Weird.
(Source: thenearsightedmonkey)
“But can the girls face up to it? Why, they’re better than some men.” Vintage tattooing featuring tattoo artist godmother Jessie Knight.
What might have been: Lois Lane, girl reporter. I don’t have words for how much I would have liked to see this happen.
