“"Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in."”
"How easy it was to lie to strangers, to create with strangers the versions of our lives we imagined."
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Awareness
"If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway. It’s easy to tell when a question is coming from a good place. Then listen some more."
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Awareness
"I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there."
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Self-awareness
"Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in."
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Courage
"Be a full person. Motherhood is a glorious gift, but do not define yourself solely by motherhood. Be a full person. Your child will benefit from that."
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Motivation
"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