Nancy Dubuc

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

“Both of my grandfathers served in World War II, both in the Pacific. One wouldn't talk about it, and one would.”

“Celebrating failure is key. Half of what we do fails, at least.”

“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 is a lot of content out there for the female demographic.”

“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.”

“A+E Networks has been my home for over a decade. I am so proud of these brands and my A+E colleagues who are truly the best in the business.”

“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.”

“I'm not a very patient person.”

“We don't see the Lifetime brand as just a television brand. We see it as a female media brand. It has to represent what she is interested in, up and down the spectrum, in all kinds of content.”

“It's easy for the board to say, 'Well, add makeover shows.' The No. 1 show for women in the United States is 'The Walking Dead.' That's not a makeover show.”

“It doesn't make any sense for us to do a scripted series if it's not going to be big, so we have to be really disciplined about them.”

“Storytelling takes many forms, and even feature-length storytelling is often 90 minutes or two hours. There's nothing stopping us from trying to do that on a week-to-week basis.”

“We were an entertainment brand, and if we were going to compete in an era of incredible growth in the cable industry, I felt we actually needed to be entertaining.”

“It's my job... to push people out of their comfort zones. But we got to have a reason to do it. We don't do it gratuitously.”

“We need to get rid of bullying. We need to get rid of abuse. We need to get rid of harassment. We need to get rid of the casting couch. Instead, we need to build the bench.”

“I can't count the number of times I've sat in a meeting where it's been 20 men and me.”

“I grew up in Bristol, R.I. I had grandparents and great-grandparents nearby, and because I was the only grandchild until I was 12, I was the center of a lot of adult attention.”

“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.”

“I'm enormously proud that I can do a deal with the National Women's Soccer League to showcase the power and passion of women athletes as positive role models, not only for my daughter but also for my son.”