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" Lifetime never had any unscripted shows, really. It just had 'Project Runway,' which was a bit of an island. "

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" Taking action against a show because of one individual's behavior could put hundreds of jobs in jeopardy. "

" I'm a big believer in picking your boss, not the job. Great people create great jobs. "

" We knew in our gut that History needed to be more than a timeline. "

" If you're going to be a media brand and not just a linear television brand, then you have to make sure you're speaking to all women and all interests, so it may mean that you end up smaller audiences serving individual pieces of content, but the aggregate is what's important and what we're paying attention to. "

" My focus - even before becoming CEO - has always been memorable and unique content. And one of the most important things we did to reinforce that was create A+E Studios. "

" When I stepped into the Lifetime role in 2010, I did a listening tour of what was going on for women in this country. There was such a parallel in Hollywood with women talking about how there are stories that are not getting made and that talented young women are not getting the opportunity to direct and write. "

" I think it's important for History to keep experimenting with their shows. The more documentary-driven, the returning series, are the bottom of the iceberg under the ocean that keeps it moving, and then it's important to take those swings and see if we can ignite a spark with new audiences. "

" Shane Smith has led Vice from a fledgling magazine into a global media brand, and all of us at A+E are excited to work with him and his passionate and innovative team. "

" The best advice I give to young people starting out is choose your boss. Regardless of gender, I think it is important to have someone who supports you and lets you take risks without fear of failure. "

" If you look at the coverage of female sports and athletics across any of the broadcasters that participate in league rights and/or sports programming, women are underrepresented, and it's a chance and an opportunity for Lifetime to support that movement and the importance of athletics and competition for girls and women. "

" I know that when I'm watching a drama that I love, I'm disappointed when it's over at the end of an hour. "

" There needs to be a bigger focus on creative innovation versus business models and cash flow. "

" If we can be changing some lives along the way, that's the holy grail on television. "

" As a former college athlete, I know the importance of sports in the lives of women and girls, and I couldn't be more thrilled to join forces with NWSL and U.S. Soccer to ensure professional women athletes are elevated as the entire country can watch and be inspired by their strength and athleticism. "

" Writing a check is easy. The opportunity for real change happens when there's a person who comes to you with real passion to create a movement. "

" What someone does when viewing content on a tablet is different than the lean-back mentality of watching on the big screen. "

" A+E has always looked in places where others didn't want to look. There's a service in that. "

" We aren't afraid to take creative risks, which is the main ingredient in our recipe for change. "

" We knew that bringing a level of entertainment value to the subject of history was the key to our success. "

" The beauty of the media business is all about what is next. You put your mistakes behind you. Learn from them and move on to the next project. Having some degree of success is integral to a risk-taking balance. "

" I'm not a very patient person. I'll take those quick risks to see if it's going to work versus taking the long and tortuous road of trying to guarantee myself that something will work. That's like self-mutilation to me. "

" I interned at NBC News and had a great experience there in both New York City and Washington. After graduating, I got an entry-level production job at PBS in Boston. There, I developed the bug for programming and production. "

" The History brand has long been a supporter of not only our troops but organizations that support our troops. "

" What I see around the management team meetings and the conference tables I sit at is that there isn't that same comfort level in other women who are rising the ranks. And I don't know how to fix that. "

" There's still too much filler, copycat programming that's out there. We work so hard to pioneer new ideas, and then those ideas are just regurgitated by other networks. That's not good for anybody, I think. That's not good for our business. That's not good for our audience. "

" We have a powerful portfolio of brands that are well-positioned for future growth, both domestically and internationally. "

" It's an honor to be the only woman in the room a lot of times, but I wish I weren't the only woman in the room. I still have to think in a calculated way about how to speak and what to speak about. "

" The directness of my mother is clearly in my voice. Her opinion is always a very strong opinion at the dining room table. I think she empowered me to have the same drive. "

" I would love to see more swings in areas that we haven't explored. I can't necessarily tell you what that is - I think you know it when you see it - but I think we've had a lot of the same-themed shows in broadcast, but those shows are still performing. "

" My interests were more extracurricular, more external, and more social than they were academic. My birthday is also in December, so I was one of the older kids. That meant I learned social leadership early on. I was always just much better in a team and work environment than I was in a classroom environment. "