"African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence."

-- Wangari Maathai

#Happiness Quotes #Inspiring Quotes #Success Quotes

“One must know ones enemy as he is, not as one, for whatever motives, wishes him to be.”
“Destitution and excessive luxury develop apparently the same ideals, the same marauding attitude towards mankind, the intensity of struggle for material goods, -- surely showing how perfect is the meeting of extremes.”

Source : Alice James (1934). “Her Brothers Her Journal”
“Brighter than fireflies upon the Uji River are your words in the dark, Beloved.”
“Every ball went exactly where I wanted it to go until the ball that got me out”
“Rain is something the democrats use to sell umbrellas.”
“I became a fierce advocate for gentle birth as a solution for the most pressing problems of our times - a solution that begins at the source.”

Source : "An Interview With Robin Lim | CNN Woman of The Year". Interview with Polly Armstrong, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I love to work, and to make all kinds of work. But if I work on a fashion story then I work for somebody. If I work for me, for an art project, then I'm not that nervous. It doesn't matter when the photo is done. And if I work on a fashion shoot, then I have access to all these things that I can use later for my art - a still life here or there. I can do all of this while the model is changing.”
“I'm an experienced woman; I've been around. ... Well, all right, I might not've been around, but I've been ... nearby.”

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