I used to get tons of letters that said, "I'll never get to wear you," or "I'll never get married in one of your dresses," or "I'll never have an evening gown like the one I saw on the red carpet." I thought that was sad, because you give your life to this and you end up reaching very few people. So that was a major goal for me - to be able to reach and encourage more women, to encourage them to express themselves and be what they want to be.

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Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes. - John Lewis

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Surround yourself with people who make you happy. People who make you laugh, who help you when you’re in need. People who genuinely care. They are the ones worth keeping in your life. Everyone else is just passing through.

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In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.

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Some people dream of SUCCESS while other wake up and work hard at it. ― Barbara Rubel

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I just love it when people say I can’t do it, there’s nothing that makes me feel better, because all my life, people have said that I wasn’t going to make it. – Ted Turner

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I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. — Charles R. Schwab

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There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. — Amanda Gorman

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When you find out who you are, you find out what you need. – Mama Odie, The Princess and the Frog

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou

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