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

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Yes, I read. I have that absurd habit. I like beautiful poems, moving poetry, and all the beyond of that poetry. I am extraordinarily sensitive to those poor, marvelous words left in our dark night by a few men I never knew.

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You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. — C. JoyBell C.

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For every reason it’s not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded. – Jack Canfield

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In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost. — Dante Alighieri

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In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.

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Can the knowledge deriving from reason even begin to compare with knowledge perceptible by sense?

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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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I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first. I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.

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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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