Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “She doesn’t have what it takes.” They will say, “Women don’t have what it takes.”

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"Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable."

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""Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable.""

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"Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed."

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"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."

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- Mark Twain

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- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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