"Believing you are unworthy of love and belonging—that who you are authentically is a sin or is wrong—is deadly. Who you are is beautiful and amazing."

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"When you put love out in the world it travels, and it can touch people and reach people in ways that we never even expected."

- Laverne Cox

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"When you put love out in the world, it travels, and it can touch people and reach people in ways that we never even expected."

- Laverne Cox

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"By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better."

- Laverne Cox

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"When you put love out in the world it travels, and it can touch people and reach people in ways that we never even expected."

- Laverne Cox

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"I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your own terms. A lot of what feminism is about is moving outside of roles and moving outside of expectations of who and what you’re supposed to be to live a more authentic life."

- Laverne Cox

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"Self-respect tends to inspire respect from others."

- Nathaniel Branden

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"Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality."

- Les Brown

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"You are your best thing."

- Toni Morrison

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"Thinking you’re no-good and worthless is the worst thing you can do."

- Nobito

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"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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