“I’ve put up with too much, too long, and now I’m just too intelligent, too powerful, too beautiful, too sure of who I am finally to deserve anything less.”
"I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives, or serve humanity."
- Sandra Cisneros
Compassion
"The older I get, the more I’m conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn’t it?"
- Sandra Cisneros
Growth
"to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog."
- Sandra Cisneros
Aspirations
"There should be stars for great wars like ours. There ought to be awards and plenty of champagne for the survivors."
- Sandra Cisneros
Strength
"I am obsessed with becoming a woman comfortable in her skin."
- Sandra Cisneros
Self-improvement
"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