When a father gives his daughter an emotional visa to strike out on her own, he is always with her. Such a daughter has her encouraging, understanding daddy in her head, cheering her on — not simply as a woman but as a whole, unique human being with unlimited possibilities.

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"To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confidant, it is to have a soulmate for life."

- Victoria Secunda

Love

"To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confidant … it is to have a soulmate for life."

- Victoria Secunda

Love

"To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confident – it is to have a soulmate for life."

- Victoria Secunda

Love

"To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confidant… it is to have a soul mate for life."

- Victoria Secunda

Relationships

"A daughter is a mother's gender partner, her closest ally in the family confederacy, an extension of her self. And mothers are their daughters' role model, their biological and emotional road map, the arbiter of all their relationships."

- Victoria Secunda

Relationships

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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

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"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

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"Women challenge the status quo because we are never it."

- Cindy Gallop

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"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

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