
“It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.”
— Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee

βThe thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.β
— Lorraine Hansberry
“All’s well that ends well.”
“An inquiring mind is the key to a full belly.”
— David Attenborough
“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.”
— attributed to various people
“You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh

“When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
— Audre Lorde
“Give voice to what you know to be true, and do not be afraid of being disliked or exiled. I think that’s the hard work of standing up for what you see.”
— Eve Ensler
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
— Madeleine Albright
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
— John Wooden
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”
— Chinese saying
“Do what you want and say what you feel because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.”
— Dr. Seuss
“Gems only exist by the grace of light. If you see no gems, it means that something is blocking the light. Don’t focus on finding the gems. Focus on what is blocking the light and move that out of the way.”
— Angelina Souren
“When people are laughing, they’re generally not killing each other.”
— Alan Alda
“If I were to stay silent, I’d be guilty of complicity.”
— Albert Einstein, perhaps
“Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
— Elie Wiesel
“Life’s too short to let it ruin your day.”
— Angelina Souren
“There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.”
— Marianne Williamson
“People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change.”
— Charles Swindoll
“There is only one success: To be able to live your life in your own way.”
— Christopher Morley
“Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor.”
— Ginette Sagan
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely.”