We have to nurture our young women and understand the beauty and the strength of being a woman. It's kind of a catch-22: Strength in women isn't appreciated, and vulnerability in women isn't appreciated. It's like, 'What the hell do you do?' What you do is you don't allow anyone to dictate who you are.
Interpretation
Empowering women requires recognizing both their strength and vulnerability without societal judgment.
This quote highlights the challenges faced by women in society where their strength is often undervalued, and their vulnerability is also criticized. Jada Pinkett Smith calls for nurturing young women to embrace their identities confidently, regardless of societal expectations or restrictions. It emphasizes the importance of self-definition and authentic self-expression in the face of external pressures.
In practice
This quote can be shared during women's empowerment events to inspire confidence.
I just think, as women, we have to give ourselves room to be individuals. So when a woman makes a decision for herself, we as women shouldn't set those hardcore boundaries for another woman. Just like we don't want men setting hardcore boundaries for us.
Lack of confidence is what makes you want to change somebody else's mind. When you're OK, you don't need to convince anyone else in order to empower yourself.
Let us be brave in the face of adversity.
You should never be afraid of people... such fear can destroy us completely. You've simply got to get rid of it, if you want to turn into someone decent. You understand that, don't you?
The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
If I have brought any message today, it is this: Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world.
Engage in combat fully determined to die and you will be alive; wish to survive in the battle and you will surely meet death.
Yes I try to kill myself in small amounts, an innocuous occupation. Actually I'm hung up on it.
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