The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.
Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.
People will never forget how you made them feel.
Give light, and people will find the way...
Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.
The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.
Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.
When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us.
I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I have built my own factory on my own ground.
I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'
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