1. “If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I’m going.” – Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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3. “You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” – Diane von Furstenberg

4. “I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.” – Joan Rivers

5. “Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations can never effect a reform.” – Susan B. Anthony

6. “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” – Malala Yousafzai

7. “Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” – Golda Meir

8. “Knowing what must be done does away with fear.” – Rosa Parks

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– Reba Mcentire

10. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder

11. “Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.” – Beyoncé Knowles Carter

12. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” – Amelia Earhart

13. “The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” – Barbara Corcoran

14. “You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” – Shonda Rhimes

15. “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” – Lucille Ball

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17. “I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say ‘yes, women can.’” – Dilma Rousseff

18. “Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins.” – Edith Wharton

19. “If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” – Erica Jong

20. “I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes.” – B. Smith

21. “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” – Peggy O’Mara

22. “If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don’t, you’re simply ducking your responsibilities.” – Ann Richards

23. “You can’t give up! If you give up, you’re like everybody else.” – Chris Evert

24. “No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.” – Martha Beck

25. “Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg