I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
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I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
Being a healthy woman isn't about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
Next time, ask: What's the worst that will happen? Then push yourself a little further than you dare.
Although I am a woman and young, I have more than enough courage to suffer this death and a thousand more.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
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.
...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.
If you want something done, ask a busy person.
I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want.
Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it.
I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.
I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.
Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion
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.'
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.
We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.
We can do no great things-only small things with great love.
I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women!
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