My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: he believed in me.

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"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could ever give another person. He believed in me."

- Jim Valvano

Love

"Don't give up. Don't ever give up."

- Jim Valvano

Courage

"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me."

- Jim Valvano

Belief in Self

"Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead."

- Jim Valvano

Aspirations

"Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul."

- Jim Valvano

Strength

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"The Lord is sending more exceptional spirits to earth. As a body they excel the average capacity of their forebears. Their potential for personal growth and positive contribution is enormous."

- Elder Richard G. Scott

Empowerment

"As leaders of the Church, there isn’t anything in this world we wouldn’t do that’s right for you. We have great confidence in you. You are not just ordinary young men and young women. You are choice spirits, many of you having been held back in reserve for almost 6,000 years to come forth in this day, at this time, when the temptations, responsibilities, and opportunities are the very greatest."

- President Ezra Taft Benson

Empowerment

"Women challenge the status quo because we are never it."

- Cindy Gallop

Empowerment

"We don’t just sit around and wait for other people. We just make, and we do."

- Arlan Hamilton

Empowerment

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness."

- Oprah Winfrey

Empowerment