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  Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Running, Country, Strong Women

  1979 Interviewed by the Observer four days after becoming Britain's first woman Prime Minister, 8 May.

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  When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

  Audre Lorde

  Strong Women, Honesty, Silence

  Audre Lorde (1995). “The Black Unicorn: Poems”, p.25, W. W. Norton & Company

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• The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

  Roseanne Barr

  Inspirational, Being Strong, Strong Women

  "Heard the one about ..." by Andy Barker, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2006.

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• I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Motivational, Strong Women, Voice

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• Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

  Helen Keller

  Strong Women, Fear, Avoiding Pain

  Let Us Have Faith (1940)

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• Woman must not accept; she must challenge.

  Margaret Sanger

  Strong Women, Empowering, Challenges

  Margaret Sanger (2005). “Woman and the New Race”, p.99, Cosimo, Inc.

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• You are more powerful than you think.

  Tim Cook

  Uplifting, Strong Women, Powerful

  Twitter post from Apr 23, 2014

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• Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore.

  Lady Gaga

  Love, Inspiring, Dream

  Cosmopolitan, April 2010.

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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

  Love, Inspirational, Motivational

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• I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint

  Oprah Winfrey

  Strong Women, Believe, Unique

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• If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.

  Hillary Clinton

  Inspiring, Strong Women, Empowerment

  "Living History".

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• The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Strong Women, Empowering, Individuality

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• 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.

  Maya Angelou

  Moving On, Spiritual, Strong Women

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from May 01, 2009

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• There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspiring, Confidence, Children

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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• I was happy over little things: mango sorbet, and running, and the way my feet felt touching the ground when I ran.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Running, Women, Feet

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• We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Confidence, Fear, Famous Motivational

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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• Women's Day Women are the real architects of society.

  Harriet Beecher Stowe

  Strong Women, Real, Empowering

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  Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

  Nora Ephron

  Life, Inspiring, Encouraging

  FaceBook post by Nora Ephron from Jun 26, 2012

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• A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one.

  Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

  Love, Funny, Life

  Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (2011). “The Yearling”, p.176, Simon and Schuster

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• 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.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Success, Spiritual

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• I will follow you to the ends of the world.

  Khaled Hosseini

  Cute Love, I Love Him, Romantic Love

  Khaled Hosseini (2010). “The Complete Khaled Hosseini: Digital box set”, p.413, A&C Black

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• We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

  Marie Curie

  Strength, Confidence, Perseverance

  "Madame Curie: A Biography". Book by Eve Curie Labouisse translated by Vincent Sheean, 1937.

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• If you don't risk anything you risk everything

  Mark Zuckerberg

  Motivational, Strong Women, Hippie

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