--- title: "11 Potential Women Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 11 Potential Women quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Potential Women sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/lynne-doughtie-14157_help_we-have-to-do-more-than-tell-women-they_1062430.jpg" --- > [We have to do more than tell women they need sponsors. We have to identify high-potential women by name and strategically map…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-doughtie/we-have-to-do-more-than-tell-women-they-need-sponsors-we-have-to/) [Lynne Doughtie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-doughtie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/lynne-doughtie-14157_help_we-have-to-do-more-than-tell-women-they_1062430.jpg) > [Japan has huge potential in women - potential, especially in the area of the economy, that Japan is not using fully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arancha-gonzalez/japan-has-huge-potential-in-women-potential-especially-in-the-area-of/) [Arancha Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arancha-gonzalez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/arancha-gonzalez-7279_economy_japan-has-huge-potential-in-women-potent_539767.jpg) > [“A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/a-2011-mckinsey-report-noted-that-men-are-promoted-based-on-potential/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/sheryl-sandberg-439_feminism_a-2011-mckinsey-report-noted-that-men-ar_1354459.png) > [Men rise through the ranks because of potential, but women have to prove themselves - while trying to have children and having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/men-rise-through-the-ranks-because-of-potential-but-women-have-to/) [Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/reese-witherspoon-2395_children_men-rise-through-the-ranks-because-of-po_3189969.jpg) > [No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/no-industry-or-country-can-reach-its-full-potential-until-women-reach-2/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/sheryl-sandberg-439_country_no-industry-or-country-can-reach-its-ful_2969436.png) > [We cannot train women and forget about the men. We should train men to know the potential of women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sakena-yacoobi/we-cannot-train-women-and-forget-about-the-men-we-should-train-men-to/) [Sakena Yacoobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sakena-yacoobi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fd/sakena-yacoobi-81287_feminism_we-cannot-train-women-and-forget-about-t_2331152.png) > [No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. This is especially true of science and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/no-industry-or-country-can-reach-its-full-potential-until-women-reach/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/sheryl-sandberg-439_country_no-industry-or-country-can-reach-its-ful_77953.png) > [So, for me, I just think if a woman is looking at whether or not to vote for Donald Trump, one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-pence/so-for-me-i-just-think-if-a-woman-is-looking-at-whether-or-not-to/) [Karen Pence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-pence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/karen-pence-9194_donald-trump_so-for-me-i-just-think-if-a-woman-is-loo_1270088.jpg) > [It took the United States until 1920 to give women the franchise and another 40 or 50 years to start utilizing women's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-rogers/it-took-the-united-states-until-1920-to-give-women-the-franchise-and/) [James E. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/james-e-rogers-34048_achievements_it-took-the-united-states-until-1920-to_1331234.jpg) > [“Men have an easier time finding the mentors and sponsors who are invaluable for career progression. Plus, women have to prove themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/men-have-an-easier-time-finding-the-mentors-and-sponsors-who-are-2/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eef/sheryl-sandberg-439_feminism_men-have-an-easier-time-finding-the-ment_2259982.jpg) > [When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world... There is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/when-we-liberate-the-economic-potential-of-women-we-elevate-the-2/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/hillary-clinton-51_access_when-we-liberate-the-economic-potential_3156757.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/potential-women/#itemlist", "name": "Potential Women Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have to do more than tell women they need sponsors. 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