I keep telling myself that I'm a human being, an imperfect human being who's not made to look like a doll, and that who I am as a person is more important than whether at that moment I have a nice figure.

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I really believe that you have to earn things. I don't feel comfortable unless I have worked really hard.

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It's important to read because it's really good for your vocabulary. It's really good for your imagination. I enjoy reading because I find it relaxing.

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I think our fears find us and force us to confront them over and over again.

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The difficulty for me is that I'm interested in so many different things. I could never really imagine myself doing one thing, and I'm pretty sure that I'll end up doing four or five different things

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Don't let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do, or cannot achieve. Do. Not. Allow. It.

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I think women are scared of feeling powerful and strong and brave sometimes.

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I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.

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I like books that aren't just lovely but that have memories in themselves. Just like playing a song, picking up a book again that has memories can take you back to another place or another time.

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If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.

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