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I'm a serious optimist. I come from a country where you have little to be hopeful for, and so you have to always be an optimist.


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The world is upside down, it's going to take a lot of hands to turn it right side up.



We must continue to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph. There is no time to rest until our world achieves wholeness and balance, where all men and women are considered equal and free.

We must continue to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph. There is no time to rest until our world achieves wholeness and balance, where all men and women are considered equal and free.



When women gather, great things will happen.

When women gather, great things will happen.



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Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader.



Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that anger is what is propelling you to further action.

Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that anger is what is propelling you to further action.



There is something in this world that every individual can do. God has created all of us with something unique to contribute.

There is something in this world that every individual can do. God has created all of us with something unique to contribute.



I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness.

I don't feel like I've done anything extraordinary but take my little light and shine it in darkness.



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You can tell people of the need to struggle, but when the powerless start to see that they really can make a difference, nothing can quench the fire.



It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.

It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.





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The difference between a movie and a play is that the production you end up with is the production. If a movie that I spent time on turns out to be crap, it's never going to be made again.



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