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Anne Sweeney Biography

Anne Marie Sweeney (born November 4, 1957) is an American business woman. She was formerly the co-chair of Disney Media, President of the Disney–ABC Television Group, and the President of Disney Channel from 1996 to 2014.

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I see a lot of women of every age trying to be something else. I see them trying to imitate behaviors that they think belong to successful people.

Behaviors, People, Successful, Thinking

Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live.

Positive, Inspiring, Success, Proud, Life, Achieve

It’s amazing what you can do when you stop worrying about failing.

Amazing, Failing, Torque, Worry, Worrying

Pages were always supposed to be off-camera - we were supposed to be invisible. But I had a moment where I saw a kid who was ready to flip himself out of the balcony, so I ran down and grabbed him and put him back in his seat. I remember the stage manager taking me aside and saying, "Can you please never do that again? I know you were saving his life, but we have you in the shot. "

Back, Kids, Pages, Ready, Remember, Saws

Before you can make a difference, you have to believe you can.

Believe, Difference, Differences, Inspirational, Make

The more opportunities people have to experience television on different platforms, the more television they consume overall. So there actually has been a benefit, but the ratings have gone down. But we've seen kind of the horizontal benefit of this. And it remains a great, great promotion engine.

Consume, Different, Experience, Gone, Opportunity, People

I am so very honored to be the recipient of MIPCOM's 2011 Personality of the Year. However, the accomplishments that have led to this honor are not mine alone. They are the result of the tireless efforts of so very many talented colleagues.

Accomplishment, Accomplishments, Honor, Personality, Result, Years

Surround yourself with the best people and then get out of their way. Give them a chance to exceed your expectations and they usually will.

Expectations, Give, Giving, Leadership, People, Way

My theme song is always: 'Pay attention to your viewer. Follow them. '

Song, Attention, Pay, Theme, Follow

Take the job or the project that scares you a little. It's the one with the most to teach you.

Job, Jobs, Leadership, Project, Scare, Scares

It's not the balanced life we remember, it's the beautiful life.

Balanced, Beautiful, Life, Remember

Television has always been something you watch; now, increasingly, it is also something you do.

Increasingly, Television, Watch, Watches

I remember when cable happened and everyone said broadcast was dead, and then satellite happened and everyone said cable was dead, and then DVDs happened and everyone said everything was over. Nothing was over. I'm very optimistic about the future.

Dvds, Everyone, Future, Optimistic, Remember, Satellite

If you want to see the future, watch 8 year olds

Olds, See, Want, Watches, Year, Years

While I was in college, I became a page at ABC. Suddenly I was working for Good Morning America, local news, national news. The page is the lowest rung of the ladder, and it's the also the place where you can ask any question and not feel dumb.

America, College, Morning, National, Place, Question

I am deeply honored that my team is being recognized by H. S. H. Prince Albert II and the Festival de Television de Monte-Carlo for Disney
ABC's role in creating television that inspires and captivates audiences wherever they live.

Albert, Creating, Inspire, Team, Wherever

Art has been good for my soul. And it's been good for my brain. I think I'm a better painter now than I was a musician growing up. You struggle to see things and translate an image through your hands to a canvas.

Art, Brain, Growing Up, Painter, Struggle, Translate

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

Focus, Job, Jobs, Leader, Poof, Produce

I never looked at a title and said, I want that.

Looked, Said, Title, Titles, Want

I look at power as the ability to get people motivated and to get them to do things that maybe they don't think are important but, in the end, are in pursuit of something greater than themselves.

Important, Maybe, Motivated, People, Pursuit, Thinking

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