We needed something to express our joy, our beauty, our power. And the rainbow did that. -Gilbert Baker

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A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. — Jim Watkins

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As for the men in power, they are so anxious to establish the myth of infallibility that they do their utmost to ignore truth.

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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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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely. ― Louisa May Alcott

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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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Men who have changed the world never achieved their success by winning the chief citizens to their side, but always by stirring the masses.

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The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

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The power of nature is life in association. Nothing stands alone. ― Terry Tempest Williams

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