I'm a feminist. I've been a female for a long time now. It'd be stupid not to be on my own side.

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"To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power."

- Maya Angelou

Love

"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

Courage

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage."

- Maya Angelou

Courage

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou

Compassion

"The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion and humor and style and generosity and kindness."

- Maya Angelou

Compassion

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"A year from now you will wish you had started today."

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"For I know the plans I have for you ... plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

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"If you just submit yourself to fate, then that’s the end of it."

- Keiichi Maebara

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"The future depends on what you do today."

- Mahatma Gandhi

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"Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want."

- Ken Poirot

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