You didn't just find a self out there waiting — you had to make one. You had to create who you wanted to be.

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"In the dark, you could never be too black. In the dark, everyone was the same color."

- Brit Bennett

Awareness

"You could convince anyone you belonged somewhere if you acted like you did."

- Brit Bennett

Self-confidence

"You didn't just find a self out there waiting. You had to make one. You had to create who you wanted to be."

- Brit Bennett

Self-improvement

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"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."

- Mortimer J. Adler

Self-improvement

"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."

- Anon

Self-improvement

"Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image."

- Archer

Self-improvement

"You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face."

- Roronoa Zoro

Self-improvement

"Take a page from the dragonfly's book – be vibrant and let your true colors shine"

Self-improvement