Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian businesswoman Maria das Gracas Silva Foster.

Last updated on December 19, 2024.

Maria das Graças Foster, commonly known as Graça Foster, is a Brazilian business executive and chemical engineer. She was the CEO of Petrobras-Petróleo Brasil, Brazil's state-controlled oil company, which is located in Rio de Janeiro. She was the first woman in the world to head a major oil-and-gas company. In April 2012, she was listed on the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, she was recognized as the 16th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. She was ranked by Fortune in 2013 as "the Most Powerful Woman in Business" for the second year in a row.

Brazilian - Businesswoman | Born: August 26, 1953

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I have two children. I gave up a lot for my career, but I'm very happy for it. I've done what I've always thought was best for me and my family.

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

I thank my mother, Terezinha, for the power of her transforming love.

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

I lived in Complexo do Alemao until I was 12, dealt with domestic violence in my childhood and faced difficulties in life.

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

It was not easy to get to where I am. My challenge is to learn to deal with the jokes that are common among men that I heard and continue to hear sometimes among men.

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

I always studied because I knew I had to. I needed to survive and take care of my mother.

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

My childhood was happy, joyful but very difficult.

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

I am a focused person. I am a fighter.

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

We didn't have much money. My whole extended family used to help us, and buy us books and food. It was hard, and there were things I didn't want to talk about. But at the end I was a happy girl.

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

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