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“We cannot expect in the immediate future that all women who seek it will achieve full equality of opportunity. But if women are tostart moving towards that goal, we must believe in ourselves or no one else will believe in us; we must match our aspirations with the competence, courage and determination to succeed.”

“The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others.”

“You can go as far as your mind lets you.”

“If I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.”

“If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.”

“I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”

“Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.”

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.”

“Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.”

“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.”

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”

“By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.”

“When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”

“Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes'; They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'”

“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.”

“You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.”

“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.”

“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”

“I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.”

“I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading.”

“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”

“A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”

“Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”

“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.”

“Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression.”

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.”

“The best protection any woman can have... is courage.”

“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.”

“Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.”

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.”

“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.”

“Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.”

“We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”

“I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.”

“I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”