Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

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"It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening."

- Aretha Franklin

Inspiration

"Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more."

- Aretha Franklin

Growth

"We all require and want respect, man or woman, Black or white. It’s our basic human right."

- Aretha Franklin

Respect

"We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right."

- Aretha Franklin

Respect

"We all require and want respect, man or woman, Black or white. It's our basic human right."

- Aretha Franklin

Respect

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"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."

- Hasidic Proverb

Self-confidence

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

- Oscar Wilde

Self-confidence

"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

- Judy Garland

Self-confidence

"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will."

- Amy Schumer

Self-confidence

"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."

- Rosalynn Carter

Self-confidence