When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that’s when I do it.

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"I am not a person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars."

- Gertrude Ederle

Ambition

"I just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it."

- Gertrude Ederle

Determination

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"Reject common sense to make the impossible possible."

- Simon

Boldness

"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world! And you will all surrender to them, you pigs in human clothing!"

- Satsuki Kiryuuin

Boldness

"There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do."

- Amy Poehler

Boldness

"I believe great people do things before they are ready."

- Amy Poehler

Boldness

"There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can’t. What you’ve got to do is turn about and say ‘Watch me’."

- Bryce Harper

Boldness