"It's not your job to like me - it's mine"
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"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!"
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"If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing."
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"If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it."
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"As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world."
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"We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back."
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"Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies."
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"Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences."
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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."
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"I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It's like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine."
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"I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn't be a staring contest."
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"I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint"
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"If you want something done, ask a busy person."
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"I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."
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"We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored."
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"I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
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"Sisters: talk to each other, be connected and informed, form women's circles, share your stories, work together, and take risks. Together we are invincible."
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"We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead."
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"The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others."
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"I hope the strong women out there aren't quiet and they don't go away, because when people attack you for speaking, the best way to drive them nuts is to smile and carry on speaking, louder, more wisely, more intensely, more articulately than ever."
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