The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together.

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All too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving response to cruelty and abuse is putting ourselves out of harm's way. ― Bell Hooks

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Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore — Lady Gaga

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Like and equal are not the same thing at all! -- Madeleine L'Engle

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If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? -- William Shakespeare

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Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.

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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

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All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players - William Shakespeare

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People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

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Thank you, women, of the world, for being mothers of NATIONS. The power is in our hands. Stand Up and be Counted! Ladies, Be Fearless! Never quit! Continue to Make History! ― Dr. Nana

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