After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backward and in high heels.

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"I believe in recovery, and as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it."

- Ann Richards

Hope

"I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it."

- Ann Richards

Resilience

"We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day."

- Ann Richards

Leadership

"I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back."

- Ann Richards

Focus

"After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels."

- Ann Richards

Joy

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"The Lord is sending more exceptional spirits to earth. As a body they excel the average capacity of their forebears. Their potential for personal growth and positive contribution is enormous."

- Elder Richard G. Scott

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"As leaders of the Church, there isn’t anything in this world we wouldn’t do that’s right for you. We have great confidence in you. You are not just ordinary young men and young women. You are choice spirits, many of you having been held back in reserve for almost 6,000 years to come forth in this day, at this time, when the temptations, responsibilities, and opportunities are the very greatest."

- President Ezra Taft Benson

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"Women challenge the status quo because we are never it."

- Cindy Gallop

Empowerment

"We don’t just sit around and wait for other people. We just make, and we do."

- Arlan Hamilton

Empowerment

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness."

- Oprah Winfrey

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