Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
(Male) culture was (and is) parasitical, feeding on the emotional strength of women without reciprocity.
I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over.
Women are never so strong as after their defeat.
A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
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.'
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.
If you want something done, ask a busy person.
The image of the Goddess inspires women to see ourselves as divine, our bodies as sacred, the changing phases of our lives as holy, our aggression as healthy, our anger as purifying, and our power to nurture and create, but also to limit and destroy when necessary, as the very force that sustains all life. Through the Goddess we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and celebrate our emotions. We can move beyond narrow, constricting roles and become whole.
Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion
Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.
I hate men who are afraid of women's strength.
Ah! The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women...merely adored.
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