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title: "4 Commanders Quotes By Amy Ziering"
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> [Whenever I spoke with anybody who said they did not have a problem in the military it was because their commander treated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/whenever-i-spoke-with-anybody-who-said-they-did-not-have-a-problem-in/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

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> [Figure out the one solution - not three - that you want to see happen. There were quite a few things we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/figure-out-the-one-solution-not-three-that-you-want-to-see-happen/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

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> [When I talk with women who have had wonderful experiences in the military it's because their commanders treated them with respect and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/when-i-talk-with-women-who-have-had-wonderful-experiences-in-the/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

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> [We really want to send the message that commanders need to understand and be accountable. We saw that with the Catholic Church.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/we-really-want-to-send-the-message-that-commanders-need-to-understand/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

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## More by Amy Ziering

> [The difficulty is the levels of secrecy we had to maintain around the project at all different times. We had to keep it a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/the-difficulty-is-the-levels-of-secrecy-we-had-to-maintain-around-the/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [It doesn't happen often, it's what you dream and hope for. We are happy, but we want to make sure these changes have teeth.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/it-doesn-t-happen-often-it-s-what-you-dream-and-hope-for-we-are-happy/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [Things can change if the military can do a paradigm shift and gets out of the shame and coverup cycle and be a leader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/things-can-change-if-the-military-can-do-a-paradigm-shift-and-gets/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [Whenever I spoke with anybody who said they did not have a problem in the military it was because their commander treated them well.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/whenever-i-spoke-with-anybody-who-said-they-did-not-have-a-problem-in/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [You always try and make a film that is a letter that will be read and we are so glad that it is being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/you-always-try-and-make-a-film-that-is-a-letter-that-will-be-read-and/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [Me and Kirby are very collaborative and it changes from film to film. The first project we worked on together, Derrida, we co-directed. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/me-and-kirby-are-very-collaborative-and-it-changes-from-film-to-film/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [ \[Working with survivors\] it's just a whole different level of concern and that is something that was categorically different working on this film than… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/working-with-survivors-it-s-just-a-whole-different-level-of-concern/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [Make sure it is not too diverse or spread out so people don't know where to go or what to do. So keep a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/make-sure-it-is-not-too-diverse-or-spread-out-so-people-don-t-know/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [Figure out the one solution - not three - that you want to see happen. There were quite a few things we could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/figure-out-the-one-solution-not-three-that-you-want-to-see-happen/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [When I talk with women who have had wonderful experiences in the military it's because their commanders treated them with respect and dignity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/when-i-talk-with-women-who-have-had-wonderful-experiences-in-the/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [Be very focused. Do your homework so your research and claims are unassailable. Make sure it is bulletproof and then make sure you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/be-very-focused-do-your-homework-so-your-research-and-claims-are/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [We really want to send the message that commanders need to understand and be accountable. We saw that with the Catholic Church. No one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/we-really-want-to-send-the-message-that-commanders-need-to-understand/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

> [One of the top challenges is the fact that you are dealing with survivors. Every time you deal with a documentary film subject it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ziering/one-of-the-top-challenges-is-the-fact-that-you-are-dealing-with/)

[Amy Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ziering/)

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