"We as women put ourselves in this situation of feeling like we canâ€™t take a risk, like in order to step out there we have to be perfect, because weâ€™re scared that if we donâ€™t say the right thing, or do the right thing, that weâ€™ll reflect poorly on ourselves and our community, whether that community be women, people of color, both."

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Source : FaceBook post by Kerry Washington from Jun 17, 2014

Kerry Washington

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“Man, I just feel blessed... I was in a situation where the only way I could come out of it was by putting my faith in God. No matter how good my lawyers were, no matter how much celebrity I had, everything was just stacked up against me.”
“Darwin has interested us in the history of nature's technology.”
“I've seen so many thousands of hands that I am just going to be right more often than most people.”

Source : Source: pokerworks.com
“We determine how much influence we'll have, when we decide how available we'll be.”
“I'd sooner wear white shoes in February, drink unsweetened tea, and eat Miracle Whip instead of Duke's than utter the words 'you guys'.”

Source : Celia Rivenbark (2006). “Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments”, p.81, Macmillan
“Give me the child until he is seven and I'll give you the man”
“You've got a friend in God and He's the most powerful entity the universe has ever known, the One that created it all. So, you are strong with Jesus by your side, if you just recognize it and open your heart to Him.”
“Lessons that come easy are not lessons at all. They are gracious acts of luck. Yet lessons learned the hard way are lessons never forgotten.”

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