Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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.
I have to represent. I feel proud to have a culture that's different and proud to be a Latina. We're not all categorized as one type of person there's people from everywhere doing different things who have different types of cultures. Being Latina for me is also being a strong woman.
Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes'; They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'
Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less
You can have unbelievable intelligence, you can have connections, you can have opportunities fall out of the sky. But in the end, hard work is the true, enduring characteristic of successful people.
Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.
When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win.
I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.
Most people who meet my wife quickly conclude that she is remarkable. They are right about this. She is smart, funny and thoroughly charming... Often, after hearing her speak at some function or working with her on a project, people will approach me and say something to the effect of "You know, I think the world of you, Barack, but your wife... wow!"
The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.
The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others.
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.
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