Ann Bancroft

I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I can't do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability.

The voices of women need to be heard. The volume needs to be turned up.

I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.