We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. — Malala Yousafzai

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I was about to get in the shower; I took a nude selfie, kept it in my phone for over a year. I just liked the picture, so I was like,"Let me put censor bars on it and post it." I don't do things to be like, "This is powerful. I'm going to show you guys that this is my 'message.''' I'm not that type of person".

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Every time I tell my story, I feel that I am taking some power away from the terrorists. ― Nadia Murad

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True power is expressed in quiet confidence; it was the sea's very calmness that epitomised its mighty force. ― Emile Habiby

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Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist but in the ability to start over. — F. Scott Fitzgerald

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I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it. ― LeBron James

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Wouldn’t it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out. — Alan Cohen

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We always have the potential to rise. Rise out of our slump. Rise out of our negative thoughts. Rise out of our comfort zone. Rise out of our complaints. GET UP AND RISE. Rising is a choice that's one powerful thought away.

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I am alive in 21st Century America. I have a voice. Let it serve as a corrective to the violent and reckless power that stands against the force of love. ― Tracy K. Smith

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The distribution of cultures in the world reflects the distribution of power. Trade may or may not follow the flag, but culture almost always follows power. ― Samuel P. Huntington

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