If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency. ― bell hooks

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Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth.

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So frequently we mistakenly believe that our children need more things, when in reality their silent pleadings are simply for more of our time.

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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That's one reason old men can send them to war.

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You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate. - Bryant H. McGill

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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi

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Don't believe everything you hear: Real eyes, Realize, Real lies

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I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.

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At any given moment you have the power to say ‘This is not how the story is going to end. — Christine Mason Miller

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Listen closely. There’s a remote possibility that you might learn something: First, I don’t give a damn if my work is commercial or not…I’m the writer. If what I write is good, then people will read it. That’s why literature exists. An author puts his heart and guts on the page. For your information, a good novel can change the world. Keep that in mind before you attempt to sit down at a typewriter. Never waste time on something you don’t believe in yourself.

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