Our Family
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“TRY SOMETHING NEW EACH DAY.
AFTER ALL, WE’RE GIVEN LIFE TO FIND IT OUT.
IT DOESN’T LAST FOREVER”
-RUTH GORDON-
2
“WE CAN’T SAVE THE WORLD BY PLAYING
BY THE RULES BECAUSE THE RULES HAVE TO BE CHANGED.
EVERYTHING NEEDS TO CHANGE – AND IT HAS TO START TODAY.”
-GRETA THUNBERG-
3
“NOT KNOWING WHEN THE DAWN WILL COME.
I OPEN EVERY DOOR.”
-EMILY DICKINSON-
4
“I DON’T GO BY THE RULE BOOK…
I LEAD FROM THE HEART, NOT THE HEAD.”
-PRINCESS DIANA-
5
“DO NOT FOLLOW WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD.
GO INSTEAD WHERE THERE IS NO PATH AND LEAVE A TRAIL.”
-MURIEL STRODE-
6
“IT IS OUR CHOICES…
THAT SHOW WHAT WE TRULY ARE,
FAR MORE THAN OUR ABILITIES.”
-J.K. ROWLING-
7
“A YEAR FROM NOW YOU MAY WISH
YOU HAD STARTED TODAY.”
-KAREN LAMB-
8
“WHEN A TRAIN GOES THROUGH A TUNNEL AND IT GETS DARK,
YOU DON’T THROW AWAY THE TICKET AND JUMP OFF.
YOU SIT STILL AND TRUST THE ENGINEER.”
-CORRIE TEN BOOM-
9
“AN EFFORT MADE FOR THE HAPPINESS
OF OTHERS LIFTS ABOVE OURSELVES.”
-LYDIA M. CHILD-
10
“WHEN A WOMAN BECOMES HER OWN
BEST FRIEND, LIFE IS EASIER.”
-DIANE VON FURSTENBERG-
11
“WHEN YOU TAKE RISKS YOU LEARN
THAT THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU SUCCEED
AND THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU FAIL,
AND BOTH ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT.”
-ELLEN DEGENERES-
12
“LIFE IS ABOUT NOT KNOWING, HAVING TO CHANGE
TAKING THE MOMENT AND MAKING THE BEST OF IT,
WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.”
-GILDA RADNER-
13
“I DID THEN WHAT I KNEW HOW TO DO.
NOW THAT I KNOW BETTER, I DO BETTER.”
-MAYA ANGELOU-
14
“SURROUND YOURSELF WITH ONLY PEOPLE
WHO ARE GOING TO LIFT YOU HIGHER.”
-OPRAH WINFREY-
15
“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-
16
“WINNING IS GREAT, SURE, BUT IF YOU ARE
REALLY GOING TO DO SOMETHING IN LIFE,
THE SECRET IS LEARNING HOW TO LOSE.”
-WILMA RUDOLPH-
17
“THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE IT,
TO TASTE EXPERIENCE TO THE UTMOST,
TO REACH OUT EAGERLY AND WITHOUT FEAR
FOR NEWER AND RICHER EXPERIENCE.”
-ELEANOR ROOSEVELT-
18
“DON’T YOU EVER LET A SOUL IN THE WORLD TELL YOU
THAT YOU CAN’T BE EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE.”
-LADY GAGA-
19
“LIFE ISN’T A MATTER OF MILESTONES,
BUT OF MOMENTS”
-ROSE KENNEDY-
20
“BE FAITHFUL IN SMALL THINGS BECAUSE IT
IS IN THEM THAT YOUR STRENGTH LIES.”
-MOTHER TERESA-
21
“A FEMINIST IS A PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN THE
POWER OF WOMEN JUST AS MUCH AS THEY
BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ANYONE ELSE.
ITS EQUALITY, IT’S FAIRNESS AND I THINK
IT’S A GREAT THING TO BE A PART OF.”
-ZENDAYA-
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“CHARACTER CANNOT BE DEVELOPED IN EASE AND QUIET.
ONLY THROUGH EXPERIENCE OF TRIAL AND SUFFERING
CAN THE SOUL BE STRENGTHENED,
AMBITION INSPIRED AND SUCCESS ACHIEVED.”
-HELEN KELLER-
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“FORGIVENESS IS THE BEST WAY
TO DISEMPOWER THE ENEMY.”
-GIFT GUGU MONA-
24
“STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF
PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO AUTHENTICITY.”
-BARBARA STREISAND-
25
“WHEN YOU FAIL YOU LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES YOU MADE,
AND IT MOTIVATES YOU TO WORK EVEN HARDER.”
-NATALIE GULBIS-
26
“THE SUCCESS OF EVERY WOMAN SHOULD BE THE
INSPIRATION TO ANOTHER.
WE SHOULD RAISE EACH OTHER UP.
MAKE SURE YOU’RE VERY COURAGES:
BE STRONG, BE EXTREMELY KIND
AND ABOVE ALL BE HUMBLE.”
-SERENA WILLIAMS-
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“IF WE LEARN TO OPEN OUR HEARTS, ANYONE,
INCLUDING THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE US CRAZY,
CAN BE OUR TEACHER.”
-PEMA CHODRON-
28
“EVERY TIME YOU DON’T FOLLOW YOUR INNER GUIDANCE,
YOU FEEL A LOSS OF ENERGY, LOSS OF POWER,
A SENSE OF SPIRITUAL DEADNESS.”
-SHAKTI GAWAIN-
29
“I SAY THAT MOST LIBERATING THING ABOUT BEAUTY
IS REALIZING THAT YOU ARE THE BEHOLDER.”
-SALMA HAYEEK-
30
“CAN WORDS DESCRIBE THE FRAGRANCE
OF THE VERY BREATH OF SPRING?”
-NELTJE BLANCHAN-
31
“IT NEEDS TO BE SAID AND HEARD:
ITS OK TO BE WHO YOU ARE.”
-HAILEE STEINFELD-
32
“NO ONE HAS EVER BECOME POOR BY GIVING.”
-ANNE FRANK-
33
“HISTORY HAS SHOWN US THAT COURAGE CAN BE CONTAGIOUS
AND HOPE CAN TAKE ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.”
-MICHELLE OBAMA-
34
“WE MUST OVERCOME THE NOTION THAT
WE MUST BE REGULAR…
IT ROBS YOU OF THE CHANCE TO BE
EXTRAORDINARY AND LEADS YOU TO THE MEDIOCRE.”
-UTA HAGEN-
35
“DO NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO COME
AND SPEAK FOR YOU.
IT’S YOU WHO CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.”
-MALALA YOUSAFZAI-
36
“THE MERE FACT OF BEING ABLE TO CALL YOUR JOB
YOUR PASSION IS SUCCESS IN MY EYES.”
-ALICIA VIKANDER-
37
“IT’S NOT YOUR JOB TO LIKE ME, IT’S MINE.”
-BYRON KATIE-
38
“QUALITY IS MY PRINCIPLE AND
QUALIFIED IS MY ATTITUDE.”
-LAVERNE COX-
39
“GIVING UP DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN YOU’RE WEAK.
SOMETIMES YOU’RE JUST STRONG ENOUGH TO LET GO.”
-TAYLOR SWIFT-
40
“IF IT’S A GOOD IDEA, GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
IT’S MUCH EASIER TO APOLOGIZE
THAN IT IS TO GET PERMISSION.”
-GRACE HOPPER-
41
“WOMEN ARE THE REAL ARCHITECTS OF SOCIETY.”
-HARRIET BEECHER STOWE-
42
“IF YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE FULFILLING,
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND BE THRILLING,
NEVER BE SOMEONE ELSE.”
-JULIA HEBERT-
43
“CREATE THE HIGHEST, GRANDEST VISION POSSIBLE
FOR YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE.”
-OPRAH WINFREY-
44
“FEMINISTS BELIEVE THAT MEN AND WOMEN
SHOULD HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES.
IF YOU ARE A FEMINIST YOU BELIEVE IN EQUAL RIGHTS
AS A WHOLE. THAT’S NOT A CONCEPT
YOU CAN REALLY SHOOT DOWN.”
-LENA DUNHAM-
45
“THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD
IS GETTING STARTED.”
-SALLY BERGER-
46
“WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY.”
-LAUREL THATCHER ULRICH-
47
“BUCKLE UP AND KNOW THAT IT’S GOING TO BE A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK, BUT EMBRACE IT.”
-TORY BURCH-
48
“WE’RE HERE FOR A REASON. I BELIEVE THAT REASON
IS TO THROW LITTLE TORCHES OUT
TO LEAD PEOPLE THROUGH THE DARK.”
-WHOOPI GOLDBERG-
49
“THE EARLIER YOU LEARN THAT YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON
WHAT YOU HAVE, AND NOT OBSESS ABOUT WHAT
YOU DON’T HAVE, THE HAPPIER YOU WILL BE.”
-AMY POEHLER-
50
“COURAGE IS LIKE A MUSCLE.
WE STRENGTHEN IT BY USE.”
-RUTH GORDON-
51
“DON’T COMPROMISE YOURSELF.
YOU ARE ALL YOU’VE GOT.
THERE IS NO YESTERDAY, NO TOMORROW,
IT’S ALL THE SAME DAY.”
-JANIS JOPLIN-
52
“ALWAYS BE A FIRST-RATE VERSION OF YOURSELF
INSTEAD OF A SECOND-RATE VERSION OF SOMEBODY ELSE.”
-JUDY GARLAND-
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“A LEADER TAKES PEOPLE WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.
A GREAT LEADER TAKES PEOPLE WHERE THEY DON’T
NECESSARILY WANT TO GO, BUT OUGHT TO BE.”
-ROSALYNN CARTER-
54
“WHATEVER WOMEN DO THEY MUST DO TWICE
AS WELL AS MEN TO BE THOUGHT HALF AS GOOD.
LUCKILY, THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT.”
-CHARLLOTTE WHITTON-
55
“BETTER TO BE STRONG THAN PRETTY AND USELESS.”
-LILITH SAINTCROW-
56
“FEMINISM IS THE RADICAL NOTION
THAT WOMEN ARE HUMAN BEINGS.”
-CHERIS KRAMARAE-
57
“THE BEST PROTECTION ANY WOMAN CAN HAVE… IS COURAGE.”
-ELIZABETH CADY STANTON-
58
“IF YOU’RE NOT MAKING MISTAKES.
THEN YOU’RE NOT MAKING DECISIONS.”
-CATHERINE COOK-
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“LIFE IS NOT MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF BREATHS WE TAKE,
BUT BY THE MOMENTS THAT TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY.”
-MAYA ANGELOU-
60
“A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO SAY WHAT THEY WANT.
THAT’S WHY THEY DON’T GET WHAT THEY WANT.”
-MADONNA-
61
“MANY RECIEVE ADVICE, ONLY THE WISE PROFIT FROM IT.”
-HARPER LEE-
62
“IF YOU OBEY ALL THE RULES, YOU MISS ALL THE FUN.”
-KATHERINE HEPBURN-
63
“WHAT I’VE LEARNED IS THAT REAL CHANGE IS VERY, VERY HARD.
BUT I’VE ALSO LEARNED THAT CHANGE IS POSSIBLE
IF YOU FIGHT FOR IT.”
-ELIZABETH WARREN-
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“IT’S NOT THE ABSENCE OF FEAR, IT’S OVERCOMING IT.
SOMETIMES YOU’VE GOT TO BLAST THROUGH AND HAVE FAITH.”
-EMMA WATSON-
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“I TRY TO LIVE IN A LITTLE BIT OF MY OWN JOY AND
NOT LET PEOPLE STEAL IT OR TAKE IT.”
-HODA KOTB-
66
“WE DO NOT NEED MAGIC TO CHANGE THE WORLD,
WE CARRY ALL THE POWER WE NEED INSIDE OURSELVES ALREADY:
WE HAVE THE POWER TO IMAGINE BETTER.”
-J.K. ROWLING-
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“IF YOU FIND SOMEONE YOU LOVE IN YOUR LIFE
THEN HANG ON TO THAT LOVE.”
-PRINCESS DIANA-
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“WHEN YOU’RE THROUGH CHANGING, YOU’RE THROUGH.”
-MARTHA STEWART-
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“IF YOU DON’T GET OUT OF THE BOX YOU’VE BEEN RAISED IN,
YOU WON’T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH BIGGER THE WORLD IS.”
-ANGELINA JOLIE-
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“I’M ALWAYS PERPETUALLY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.”
-TORY BURCH-
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“OWNING OUR STORY CAN BE HARD BUT NOT NEARLY AS
DIFFICULT AS SPENDING OUR LIVES RUNNING FROM IT.”
-BRENE BROWN-
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“A SURPLUS OF EFFORT COULD OVERCOME A DEFICIT OF CONFIDENCE.”
-SONIA SOTOMAYOR-
73
“NORMAL IS NOT SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO,
IT’S SOMETHING TO GET AWAY FROM.”
-JODIE FOSTER-
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“TAKE CRITICISM SERIOUSLY, BUT NOT PERSONALLY.
IF THERE IS TRUTH OR MERIT IN THE CRITICISM,
TRY TO LEARN FROM IT. OTHERWISE,
LET IT ROLL RIGHT OFF YOU.”
-HILARY CLINTON-
75
“SPREAD LOVE EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
LET NO ONE EVER COME TO YOU WITHOUT LEAVING HAPPIER.”
-MOTHER TERESA-
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“DOUBT IS A KILLER. YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE
AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR.”
-JENNIFER LOPEZ-
77
“IN ORDER TO BE IRREPLACEABLE ONE MUST ALWAYS BE DIFFERENT.”
-COCO CHANEL-
78
“THE QUESTION ISN’T WHO IS GOING TO LET ME:
IT’S WHO IS GOING TO STOP ME.”
-AYN RAND-
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“DRAMA IS VERY IMPORTANT IN LIFE:
YOU HAVE TO COME ON WITH A BANG.
YOU NEVER WANT TO GO OUT WITH A WHIMPER.”
-JULIA CHILD-
80
“WHAT YOU DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND YOU HAVE TO
DECIDE WHAT KIND OF DIFFERENCE YOU WANT TO MAKE.”
-JANE GOODALL-
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“STEP OUT OF THE HISTORY THAT IS HOLDING YOU BACK.
STEP INTO THE NEW STORY YOU ARE WILLING TO CREATE.”
-OPRAH WINFREY-
82
“A GOOD COMPROMISE IS ONE WHERE
EVERYBODY MAKES A CONTRIBUTION.”
-ANGELA MERKEL-
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“IT TOOK ME QUITE A LONG TIME TO DEVELOP A VOICE,
AND NOW THAT I HAVE IT, I AM NOT GOING TO BE SILENT.”
-MADELEINE ALBRIGHT-
84
“IF YOU DON’T RISK ANYTHING, YOU RISK EVEN MORE.”
-ERICA JONG-
85
“IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE ROAD YOU’RE WALKING,
START PAVING ANOTHER ONE.”
-DOLLY PARTON-
86
“I HAVE STOOD ON A MOUNTAIN OF NO’S FOR ONE YES.”
-B. SMITH-
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“MY COACH SAID I RAN LIKE A GIRL.
AND I SAID IF HE RAN A LITTLE FASTER HE COULD TOO.”
-MIA HAMM-
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“IT TAKES GREAT COURAGE TO FAITHFULLY
FOLLOW WHAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE.”
-SARA E. ANDERSON-
89
“TO UNDERSTAND HOW ANY SOCIETY FUNCTIONS YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MEN AND THE WOMEN.”
-ANGELA DAVIS-
90
“LEADERSHIP IS A SERIES OF BEHAVIORS
RATHER THAN A ROLE OF HEROES.”
-MARGARET WHEATLEY-
91
“I JUST WANT WOMEN TO ALWAYS FEEL IN CONTROL.
BECAUSE WE’RE CAPABLE, WE’RE SO CAPABLE.”
-NICKI MINAJ-
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“IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE, LET OTHERS LIGHT THIER CANDLES IN IT.”
-MARGARET FULLER-
93
“THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE, THOSE WHO DO THE WORK
AND THOSE WHO TAKE THE CREDIT. TRY TO BE IN THE FIRST GROUP;
THERE IS LESS COMPETITION THERE.”
-INDIRA GANDHI-
94
“LEARNING IS NOT ATTAINED BY CHANCE,
IT MUST BE SOUGHT FOR WITH ARDOR AND DILIGENCE.”
-ABIGAIL ADAMS-
95
“LOVE ME OR HATE ME I PROMISE THAT
IT WILL NVER MAKE OR BREAK ME.”
-TYRA BANKS-
96
“KNOWING WHAT MUST BE DONE DOES AWAY WITH FEAR.”
-ROSA PARKS-
97
“WHEN YOU START TO DEVELOP YOUR POWERS
OF EMPATHY AND IMAGINATION.
THE WHOLE WORLD OPENS UP TO YOU.”
-SUSAN SARANDON-
98
“THERE IS A WAY TO LOOK AT THE PAST.
DON’T HIDE FROM IT. IT WILL NOT CATCH YOU
IF YOU DON’T REPEAT IT.”
-PEARL BAILEY-
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“TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, ONE MUST STUDY;
BUT TO ACQUIRE WISDOM, ONE MUST OBSERVE.”
-MARILYN VOS SAVANT-
100
“YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LIFE.
YOU CAN’T KEEP BLAMING SOMEBODY ELSE
FOR YOUR DYSFUNCTION.
LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT MOVING ON.”
-OPRAH WINFREY-
101
“THE BEST LISTENERS LISTEN BETWEEN THE LINES.”
-NINA MALKIN-
102
“SOMETIMES THE STRENGTH OF MOTHERHOOD
IS GREATER THAN NATURAL LAWS.”
-BARBARA KINGSOLVER-
103
“IT IS BEST TO ACT WITH CONFIDENCE,
NO MATTER HOW LITTLE RIGHT YOU HAVE TO IT.”
-LILLIAN HELLMAN-
104
“HAVING KIDS – THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REARING GOOD,
KIND, ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEINGS
IS THE BIGGEST JOB ANYONE CAN EMBARK ON.”
-MARIA SHRIVER-
105
“IF YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR WORK,
IT MAKES THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED TOO.”
-WANDA SYKES-
106
“THE MOST DIFFICULT THING IS THE DECISION TO ACT,
THE REST IS MERELY TENACITY.”
-AMELIA EARHART-
107
“POWER’S NOT GIVEN TO YOU.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT.”
-BEYONCE KNOWLES CARTER-
108
“I’D RATHER REGRET THE THINGS I’VE DONE
THAN REGRET THE THINGS I HAVEN’T DONE.”
-LUCILLE BALL-
109
“EVERYONE LOOKS TO AN ARTIST FOR SOMETHING MORE
THAN JUST THE MUSIC, AND THAT MESSAGE OF BEING
COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN IS NUMBER ONE FOR ME.”
-LIZZO-
110
“YOU CAN WASTE YOUR LIVES DRAWING LINES
OR YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIFE CROSSING THEM.”
-SHONDA RHIMES-
111
“THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE AND OTHERS
IS HOW LONG THEY SPEND TIME FEELING SORRY FOR THEMSELVES.”
-BARBARA CORCORAN-
112
“I DIDN’T GET THERE BY WISHING FOR IT OR HOPING FOR IT,
BUT BY WORKING FOR IT.”
-ESTEE LAUDER-
113
“DON’T LIVE LIFE IN THE PAST LANE.”
-SAMANTHA ETTUS-
114
“YOU CAN BE THE LEAD IN YOUR OWN LIFE.”
-KERRY WASHINGTON-
115
“YOU ARE THE ONE THAT POSSESSES THE KEYS TO YOUR BEING.
YOU CARRY THE PASSPORT TO YOUR OWN HAPPINESS.”
-DIANE VON FURSTENBERG-
116
“I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH ANY DOOR THAT OPENED.”
-JOAN RIVERS-
117
“WHEN THE WHOLD WORLD IS SILENT,
EVEN ONE VOICE BECOMES POWERFUL.”
-MALALA YOUSAFZAI-
118
“IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF COURAGE
TO STAND UP TO YOUR ENEMIES,
BUT EVEN MORE TO STAND UP TO YOUR FRIENDS.”
J.K. ROWLING-
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