“Power doesn't have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it.”
"It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow."
- Ralph Ellison
Transformation
"When I discover who I am, I'll be free."
- Ralph Ellison
Self-awareness
"Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat."
- Ralph Ellison
Courage
"America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain. … Our fate is to become one and yet many."
- Ralph Ellison
Connection to Earth
"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."
- Hasidic Proverb
Self-confidence
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
- Oscar Wilde
Self-confidence
"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
- Judy Garland
Self-confidence
"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will."
- Amy Schumer
Self-confidence
"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."
- Rosalynn Carter
Self-confidence