Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
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Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started
We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.
Women have always been the strong ones of the world.
The best protection any woman can have... is courage.
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.
I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'
Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
If you want something done, ask a busy person.
I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want.
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
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