Ita Buttrose is a force to be reckoned with – you don’t win Australian of the Year for nothing.
She helped create powerhouse Cleo and was the youngest person ever to be the editor of The Australian Women’s Weekly, which at the time was the largest selling magazine in the world, per capita. She’s also a prolific author, and at age 71 she became a co-host of Studio 10.
We can’t think of a better person to be inspired by so we’ve found her best quotes.
Brew a cup of tea, take a seat, and prepare to be motivated.
“I used to think anything they could do, I could do and if I could beat my older brother at chess or at tennis, I would consider that a remarkable victory. Perhaps I carried that with me too into corporate life, and believe me; if you’re a woman in the corporate jungle you need a bit of that.”
“The only limitations are the ones we put on ourselves.”
“That’s the difference between men and women. Men have egos and we don’t.”
“[Women’s Weekly has] never been revolutionary, but it has planted plenty of thoughts that might have helped with the revolution”
“Some people mourn their youth in amazing ways and some people get a bit disgruntled about getting older. But you know it is a passage of life and I think if you look at it positively you can enjoy it.”
“The reason women are always reluctant to reveal their age is because other people label them as ‘past it’. In the 21st century, women over 60 are not past it – we are vital, active, sexual beings, living life to the full.”
“Only a loser finds it impossible to accept a temporary setback. A winner asks why.”
