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“A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience.”

“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls: 'You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man.' Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage. I am expected to make my life choices, always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important. Now, marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support, but why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don't teach boys the same?”

“A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.”

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”

“Whatever you do, be different - that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can't think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you're different, you will stand out.”

“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.”