All over the world, girls are raised to be make themselves likeable, to twist themselves into shapes that suit other people. Please do not twist yourself into shapes to please. Don't do it. If someone likes that version of you, that version of you that is false and holds back, then they actually just like that twisted shape, and not you. And the world is such a gloriously multifaceted, diverse place that there are people in the world who will like you, the real you, as you are.
I was stained by failure. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I was stained by failure.
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Never ever accept 'Because You Are A Woman' as a reason for doing or not doing anything. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Never ever accept 'Because You Are A Woman' as a reason for doing or not doing anything.
Culture does not make people. People make culture. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Culture does not make people. People make culture.
Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from.
You deserve to take up space. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
You deserve to take up space.
There are people who dislike you because you do not dislike yourself. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
There are people who dislike you because you do not dislike yourself.
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 succ… - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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 succ…
All over the world, girls are raised to be make themselves likeable, to twist themselves into shapes that suit other people. Please do not twist your… - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
All over the world, girls are raised to be make themselves likeable, to twist themselves into shapes that suit other people. Please do not twist your…
If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly.
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