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1 " About a month before I gave birth, Colin moved to LA full-time. Once Rudy arrived, Colin settled happily into his new role, returning to architecture when an interesting project cropped up. Pretty amazing, right? Unless you reverse the gender, and then it's what women who have the choice to stay home do 95 percent of the time. "
― Nell Scovell , Just the Funny Parts: ... And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys' Club
2 " If Larry David were living in 18th century France and heard the peasants had no bread, his response "Let them eat cake" would have made people laugh. But when Marie Antoinette said it, they chopped off her head. "
3 " If I want Italian and you want Japanese, why can't you compromise and have Italian?" my husband once said to me, redefining the word "compromise. "
4 " The only way to move forward creatively is to allow yourself to be judged. "
5 " If everyone else in the room is working on their next pitch, then fixating on the previous one puts you a step behind. This approach also applies to an overall career where it's better to focus on the next opportunity rather than ruminate on the missed chances and setbacks. "
― Nell Scovell
6 " Rejection and failure are the bread and butter of this gluten-free, nondairy town. "
7 " great leader . . . understands the mission better than anyone in the room and can communicate it. is the hardest working person in the room. is the most generous person in the room, not just with compensation, but also with praise and credit. allows dissent and even invites it. listens and learns. "
