I don't want to be better than you or her or him - I want to be better than I am right now. — Kerri Walsh

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I've always wanted to fight for people who didn't have arms. I've always wanted to speak up for people who don't have a voice. I've always wanted to protect people who couldn't protect themselves. It's my nature. It's my instinct. — Sophia Bush

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There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought. — Napoleon Hill

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I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me. — Tracee Ellis Ross

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Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not. — Reba McEntire

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. — Helen Keller

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I love hearing educated people speak and just shut everyone up. Knowledge is always the loudest voice. — Zendaya

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The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin. — bell hooks

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I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am. — Beyoncé

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Perhaps some detours aren’t detours at all. Perhaps they are actually the path. — Katherine Wolf

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