We can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts.

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"Every life is noted and is cherished, and nothing loved is ever lost or perished."

- Madeleine L'Engle

Love

"Following Christ has nothing to do with success as the world sees success. It has to do with love."

- Madeleine L'Engle

Love

"Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light."

- Madeleine L'Engle

Awareness

"If we aren’t capable of being hurt, we aren’t capable of feeling joy."

- Madeleine L'Engle

Awareness

"If you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you."

- Madeleine L'Engle

Self-awareness

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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