I don’t measure America by its achievement, but by its potential.

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"That I am a national figure because I was the first person in 192 years to be at once a congressman, black, and a woman proves, I think, that our society is not yet either just or free."

- Shirley Chisholm

Awareness

"In the end, anti-Black, anti-female and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism."

- Shirley Chisholm

Compassion

"Don’t listen to those who say YOU CAN’T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN."

- Shirley Chisholm

Self-confidence

"If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."

- Shirley Chisholm

Empowerment

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."

- Shirley Chisholm

Empowerment

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"You are the hope of Israel, ‘children of the promised day’!"

- President Russell M. Nelson

Aspirations

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

- Walt Disney

Aspirations

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway."

- Earl Nightingale

Aspirations

"You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there are no limits."

- Michael Phelps

Aspirations

"Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard."

- Serena Williams

Aspirations