Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work. — Hope Solo

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We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark. — Whoopi Goldberg

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Men of lofty genius sometimes accomplish the most when they work least, for their minds are occupied with their ideas and the perfection of their conceptions, to which they afterwards give form. ― Leonardo da Vinci

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Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations, then you will be limited. — Ava DuVernay

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Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will. -Marcus Garvey

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True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts. — Mia Hamm

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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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A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water. — Eleanor Roosevelt

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I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all. — Simone Biles

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We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list. — Michelle Obama

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