Pat Mitchell
Pat Mitchell
Pat Mitchellis known for her leadership in the media industry as a CEO, producer and curator. Her career has focused on using media as a force for social change, with a special emphasis on the representation of women’s voices and stories...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinesswoman
Date of Birth20 January 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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TED Women isn't championing a cause; it's surfacing and sharing some of the most important ideas of our time. Our focus is on women as change agents, innovators and idea champions, and I think people will be both inspired and surprised by the program. We're exploring some fascinating territory!
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Media and technology are our greatest assets. And yet, they are our most undervalued and underused assets. Now when I say that, people look at me like I'm crazy because every young person we know in the world is never without media, ever.
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Investing in women and girls may once have been considered a radical notion or even a waste of resources, but in most places in the world today, women and girls are increasingly recognized as a critical link to greater prosperity, political stability, better health and public policy.
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I think journalists and filmmakers are keen observers. And actors must also be sharp observers as they draw their characters and their stories from what they experience around them. After all, that is what actors, filmmakers, journalists are trained to be: observers. And then they do something with their observations.
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I spend a lot of time on college campuses, a lot of time mentoring young women in all sectors of business, because I don't want them to spend as much time to get their voice as I did.
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As long as I'm learning every day of my life, I will never feel old. Never. And I don't feel old; I feel in my head and in my heart - I don't know, ageless!
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The substitute bus was out on campus and went into Varsity Route service within 10 minutes.
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I had no idea, I was very naive, ... You hear about things but you never think it will be your children. Back then, you never really read about drugs and you didn't really hear about it on the news.
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Public broadcasting has got to have more resources. This is what I said on day one. I'll say it on my exit.
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Public broadcasting has got to have more resources. That was what I said on Day One. I'm saying it on the exit, and I'll continue to say it until hopefully somebody rethinks the funding model of this system.
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That got us going. That was a huge play.
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That's what keeps us coming back, ... the fun and the people.
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It's going to take some getting used to, ... He can choose to review whatever he wants. . . . The challenge for Mike is he has to chart a completely new course.
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I've been going up against him since fifth grade. He's a great player, and it's always fun.