You need not be afraid to give us our rights for fear we will take too much — for we can’t take more than our pint’ll hold.

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"I am a woman’s rights."

- Sojourner Truth

Belief

"Truth is powerful and it prevails."

- Sojourner Truth

Belief

"Truth is powerful, and it prevails."

- Sojourner Truth

Faith

"You need not be afraid to give us our rights for fear we will take too much—for we can’t take more than our pint’ll hold."

- Sojourner Truth

Belief in Self

"Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other."

- Sojourner Truth

Connection to Earth

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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