You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. ― Mary Oliver

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Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself. — Harvey Fierstein

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Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. – William James

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I'm the kind of person who stands up for what they believe in. -Jenna Ortega

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It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. — J. K. Rowling

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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. — Confucius

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I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. — Serena Williams

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Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. ― Ella Fitzgerald

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Nothing in life is to be feared, only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. — Marie Curie

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Some men became fathers mainly to show that they are not gay. Some, only to hide the fact that they are. ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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