Sometimes stories are inherently important whether or not they have a direct relation to your life. Linda Vester Read Quote
I think I’d like to stay anchoring because, number one, I’m learning a lot, and I love it when I’m learning. And number two, I also have the luxury of a stable life. Linda Vester Read Quote
What upset me the most was not that I would die, but that I was letting down my parents. I felt very guilty for chasing this dream career of mine, at the expense of my parents. Linda Vester Read Quote
The school made it very clear that women were entitled to positions of authority. That sense of entitlement allowed us to feel that we have a natural place in leadership in the world. That gave me a mental and emotional confidence. Linda Vester Read Quote
So now my road map has changed and I don’t have a really clear idea of what the next stops are. Linda Vester Read Quote
In my rational mind, I know… that is a very simplistic way of looking at it, but when there is violence of that kind, it challenges my faith. I still can’t say that I totally understand why – why that is allowed to happen. Linda Vester Read Quote
I didn’t want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself. Linda Vester Read Quote
But for the first time in many years, I get to sleep in my own bed every night. I haven’t done that, literally, in years. It seems like such a small thing, but it is so nice. Linda Vester Read Quote
As a journalist, it is so easy to get hardened when you see so many stories that are disturbing. Sometimes it’s just your survival mechanism that makes you hardened to some of it. Linda Vester Read Quote
