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What is a Wanderess? Bound by no boundaries, contained by no countries, tamed by no time, she is the force of natureβs course.
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Roman Payne (The Wanderess)
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Iβm tougher than you think. You just need to believe in me. You know, like a fairy.
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Krista Ritchie (Long Way Down (Calloway Sisters, #4))
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I will not be another flower, picked for my beauty and left to die. I will be wild, difficult to find, and impossible to forget.
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Erin Van Vuren
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A woman must prefer her liberty over a man. To be happy, she must.
A man to be happy, however, must yearn for his woman more than his liberty.
This is the rightful order.
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Roman Payne (Hope and Despair)
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When a Wanderess has been caged,
or perched with her wings clipped,
She lives like a Stoic,
She lives most heroic,
smiling with ruby, moistened lips
once her cup of Death is welcome sipped.
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Roman Payne
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The day came when she discovered sex, sensuality, and literature; she said, 'I submit! Let my life be henceforth ruled by poetry. Let me reign as the queen of my dreams until I become nothing less than the heroine of God.
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Roman Payne
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Say to yourself, I am perfect, the way I am. Say to yourself, I am beautiful the way I am. Say to yourself, those who do not accept me the way I am, do not deserve me in their life.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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When no possessions keep us, when no countries contain us, and no time detains us, man becomes a heroic wanderer, and woman, a wanderess.
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Roman Payne (The Wanderess)
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Γ, the wine of a woman from heaven is sent,
more perfect than all that a man can invent.
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Roman Payne (The Love of Europa: Limited Time Edition (Only the First Chapters))
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Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfillment, success and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and expect positive results.
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Germany Kent
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Do not think me a maiden who needs saving from a dragon. I am the dragon, and I will set the world aflame.
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Sydney Marie Hughes
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I am powerful in my love for myself. The truth of my being is I love myself exactly as I am. I honor my empowered heart.
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Amy Leigh Mercree (The Spiritual Girl's Guide to Dating: Your Enlightened Path to Love, Sex, and Soulmates)
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He was no god, just an artist; and when an artist is a man, he needs a woman to create like a god.
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Roman Payne
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Remember when they call you girl, they're trying to tell you something. They're trying to tell you that they're more than you, that the body you're in makes you less. But you know, and I know, that you're exactly what you need to be.
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Natalie C. Parker (Seafire (Seafire, #1))
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Scent is such a powerful tool of attraction, that if a woman has this tool perfectly tuned, she needs no other. I will forgive her a large nose, a cleft lip, even crossed-eyes; and Iβll bathe in the jouissance of her intoxicating odour.
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Roman Payne
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The representation of women in the society, especially through mass media has been the most delusional act ever done on the grounds of human existence.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Be inconvenient. Raise your hand despite their groans. Voice you opinions. Enter debates. Classrooms are not only boysβ domains.
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Nikita Gill (The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom)
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Girls who are ignored can learn to be impossible, can learn to listen, and look, and learn more than they were ever meant to know.
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A. Deborah Baker (Over the Woodward Wall (The Up-and-Under, #1))
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How dare a person tell a woman, how to dress, how to talk, how to behave! Any being who does that, is no human.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Women are no sheep. Women are no fragile showpiece to be placed above the fire-place. Women of the thinking society are the builders of nations. Women of the sentient society are the builders of the world.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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All the bloodsheds in human history have been caused by men, not women.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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The female brain itself is a highly intuitive emotion-processing machine, which when put to practice in the progress of the society, would do much more than any man can with all his analytical perspectives.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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it took
losing him
to finally
find
myself.
It took
losing him
a second time
to be sure
of myself.
that
was my
first act
of
self-love.
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Amanda Lovelace (The Princess Saves Herself in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #1))
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A woman is like an ocean; beautiful to look at but dangerous to cross.
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Kevin Ansbro
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You only fix something, when itβs broken. And you - are far from broken.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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A society where feminine beauty is defined not by the human self on genuine intellectual and sentimental grounds, but by a computer software on the grounds of economic interest, is more dead than alive. It is a society of human bodies, not human beings.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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The most important gift anyone can give a girl is a belief in her own power as an individual, her value without reference to gender, her respect as a person with potential.
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Emilie Buchwald
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Given the same honor and dignity as men, women can build a much better and more harmonious world.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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You are not born to follow the society, you are born to inspire it - you are born to teach it - you are born to build it.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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I am a scientist who studies the human mind, including the sexual differences in mental faculties, and I am telling you, ten female thinkers can teach humanity lessons equivalent to the teachings of a hundred male thinkers of history.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Black Girlsβ¦ Stop settling for less than what you deserve. Thatβs why I stress self-love! There comes a time when you can no longer blame a man. Youβve got to hold yourself accountable for the choices that you make. Choose wisely! Slow down. Pay attention. Donβt allow his good looks and swag to blind you from the truth. Donβt be so easily flattered by money, cars, jewelry, and all of that other stuff. Your heart and well-being is worth much more than that. Choose someone who respects, loves, and adores you. Somebody who has your best interest at heart. Nothing less! Allow yourself to experience REAL love. Stop giving your love, time, and attention to men who clearly donβt deserve it. #ItsAllUpToYou
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Stephanie Lahart
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You are Fire!
Donβt believe these mere mortals.
They want to put you on a pedestal
and sing paeans to you;
later they would burn you
in the altar of that same fire!
Stand away and stand alone!
You are limitless!
But these mortals can only limit your sky!
You are the Universe!
But they will only give you a little space!
Break free! Itβs a trap!
They want to cage you!
Because, they are afraid of your real power!
You are a woman.
You are the fire!
You are all conquering.
You are all powerful!
You are Supreme!
You were not born to be a mere beauty queen!!
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Avijeet Das
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Γ, the wine of a woman
from heaven is sent,
more perfect than all
that a man can invent.
When she came to my bed and begged me with sighs
not to tempt her towards passion nor actions unwise,
I told her Iβd spare her and kissed her closed eyes,
then unbraided her body of its clothing disguise.
While our bodies were nude bathed in candlelight fine
I devoured her mouth, tender lips divine;
and I drank through her thighs her feminine wine.
Γ, the wine of a woman
from heaven is sent,
more perfect than all
that a man can invent.
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Roman Payne
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Beauty is an illusion.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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A woman with a strong sense of personal power, is self confident enough to accurately identify her strengths as well as her blind spots, which she is continually working to improve.
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Stacey Radin (Brave Girls: Raising Young Women with Passion and Purpose to Become Powerful Leaders)
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Karma is the best bitch around,
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Christina Strigas
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Any book that spreads weakness in the heart of one gender, and authoritarianism in the other, must be burnt to ashes.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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O my Courageous Sister! You have to become the beacon of hope for all women around you and then for the whole society.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Black Girlsβ¦ Beautiful in EVERY shade and size. Weβve got that special something! Our melanin is exquisitely beautiful! Love & embrace the skin that youβre in. Our skin tones represent beauty. Light, brown, and dark skinned girls are equally gorgeous!
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Stephanie Lahart
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I had rescued myself entirely.
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Betsy Cornwell (Mechanica (Mechanica, #1))
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If you're struggling today, remember that life is worth living and believe that the best is yet to come. Remember that you are loved, you matter, and never forget that there is always hope.
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Germany Kent
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She drew herself up and crossed her arms over her chest. βSo Buck can enjoy sitting in a cell contemplating how he blew up his life. That dickwad hurt two people sitting at this table. And youβre worried about whoβll look bad if they tell? Screw that. Dean and D.J. and Kennedy and every frat boy on this campus can all go fuck themselves. Are we sisters or not?
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Tammara Webber (Easy (Contours of the Heart, #1))
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Black Girlsβ¦ Naturally resilient! We persevere, stand tall, and fight to the end. We donβt give up! We make moves and succeed. Weβre go-getters by nature. We are stronger than most. We are unstoppable! Fearless and confident in our capabilities. WE are Black Girl Strong! #Incomparable
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Stephanie Lahart
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The world doesn't need a good woman who is meekly obedient to the uncivilized social norms that advocate female inferiority. The world needs those bad women who can think for themselves, to break the primeval norms of the society that consistently drag the human civilization back to the stone-age.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Black Girlsβ¦ Donβt be afraid to use your voice. Your thoughts, opinions, and ideas are just as important as anybody elseβs. When you speak, speak with boldness and purpose. Have courage, be confident, and always be true to yourself! Live your life fearlessly! Your voice has GREAT power; donβt be afraid to utilize it when needed. Youβre NOT an angry Black woman; youβre a woman who has something important to say. Your voice matters and so do YOU.
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Stephanie Lahart
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Iβm a Black woman. Empowered, powerful, and greatness.
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Stephanie Lahart
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Remember, for a society to truly progress we don't need woman or man, we need a fully-fledged human - nothing short of that would do.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Any nation that does not learn to place women on the same pedestal of respect and dignity as men, will never in a thousand years attain greatness.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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For all the girls in all the worlds.
May you feel strength with your first breath,
realize your unlimited potential for greatness on your second, and follow your dreams on your third.
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C.S. O'Kelly
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So let us be clear about this up front: We hope to recruit you to join an incipient movement to emancipate women and fight global poverty by unlocking women's power as economic catalysts. That is the process under way - not a drama of victimization but of empowerment, the kind that transforms bubbly teenage girls from brothel slaves into successful businesswomen.
This is a story of transformation. It is change that is already taking place, and change that can accelerate if you'll just open your heart and join in.
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Nicholas D. Kristof (Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide)
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If you sincerely want to be successful in life, all you need is one person to believe in you, and that one person should be YOU. As long as you genuinely believe in yourself, you can and will be a success. Your mindset is a powerful force! What you think and how you think will be the ultimate factor of your journeyβs end.
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Stephanie Lahart
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Instead of criminal, women's bodies are inherently defective, aesthetically defective. To the body whose value is judged almost solely on aesthetics, it is a devastating sentence. We are too short, too tall, too fat, too thin, too dark, too stiff, too loose, too solicitous, too yielding, too assertive, too weak, or too strong.
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Melissa Febos (Girlhood)
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Listen my dear sister! You only fix something, when itβs broken. And you - are far from broken. Say to yourself, I am perfect, the way I am. Say to yourself, I am beautiful the way I am. Say to yourself, those who do not accept me the way I am, do not deserve me in their life.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Gender equality is not a belief, it is not an idea - it is a key element of the society that will define whether we the humans shall march ahead towards glory and advancement, or sink into the abyss of an existential doom.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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For thousands of years, the dumb, uncivilized, stone-age society has reduced women to mere prizes to be won, objects to be shown off, and playthings to be abused and toyed with. Now is the time to stop this primitive madness.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Black Girlsβ¦ Strive to be a woman of substance! Donβt solely allow your big butt, thick thighs, wide hips, large breasts, and overall good looks to define you as a woman. Your looks alone shouldnβt define who you are. What more do you have to offer? What is your TRUE character? How is your attitude? What have you accomplished? Do you have respect for yourself? What do you represent? Everywhere you look, thereβs another beautiful, stunning, fine looking sista. Stand out from the rest and dare to be different! Your good looks should only be a bonus, not the main factor. #RealTalk
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Stephanie Lahart
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Being Uniquely YOU is the New Perfect.
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Stephanie Lahart
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Women belong in all places where... F*** it! Women belong. Period.
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Abhijit Naskar (High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination)
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What a hundred caring, courageous and conscientious women can achieve in ten years, would take a thousand men a hundred years.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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I was so much more powerful than anyone knew. I was an animal learning to fight back, instinctively, fiercely. I was a brave girl. I was a fit fox.
I realized that the most empowering important thing was actually simply taking care of myself.
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Aspen Matis (Girl in the Woods: A Memoir)
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Iβd loved women who were old and who were young; those extra kilos and large rumps, and others so thin there was barely even skin to pinch, and every time I held them, I worried I would snap them in two. But for all of these: where they had merited my love was in their delicious smell. Scent is such a powerful tool of attraction, that if a woman has this tool perfectly tuned, she needs no other. I will forgive her a large nose, a cleft lip, even crossed-eyes; and Iβll bathe in the jouissance of her intoxicating odour.
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Roman Payne
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Women of the thinking society are the builders of nations. Women of the sentient society are the builders of the world. And given the same honor and dignity as men, women can build a much better and more harmonious world. Harmony and conflict-solving run in their veins. Whereas men have evolved into more authoritarian creatures.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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This is for anyone in your dream job facing perils no one talks about. You are not alone. When you exist in spaces that werenβt built for you, remember sometimes that just being you is the revolution.
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Elaine Welteroth
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A handful of brave tigresses, fortified with the power of will, can take the society to such heights of advancement, that it will become a standard of progress for thousands of generations yet to come.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Iβm an Exquisite Black Queen! I like, love, and celebrate myself. I donβt fit societyβs beauty standards, but Iβm beautiful to me. I know my worth and I respect who I am as a woman. Iβve got beauty on the inside and that makes me empowered and powerful. Iβm fearless and comfortable in my own skin. Iβve got flaws, but Iβm still confident! This Queen right here is flawed yet phenomenal, valuable and unique!
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Stephanie Lahart
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Black Girlsβ¦ Always remember: Itβs so easy, and it takes very little effort, to be like the next person. Donβt insult yourself like that. Be yourself! Walk YOUR walk. Talk YOUR talk. Be uniquely YOU in everything that you do. A confident woman who has a strong sense of self is quite beautiful. Allow your light to shine from the inside out. Self-love is the greatest love of all. Love, respect, and be good to yourself, first! You matter! You count! And youβre important, too!
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Stephanie Lahart
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The problem with mainstream feminism, again and again, is the frivolity of the issues it is concerned with: manspreading, βgirl powerβ and female βempowerment,β articles with headlines like CAN YOU BE A FEMINIST AND WEAR MAKEUP? As they fight these lesser battles, white women ignore the ways that their Black and brown, disabled, and trans sisters are still shackled by multiple forms of oppression.
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June Eric-Udorie (Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism)
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Black Girlsβ¦ Always believe in yourself, even if nobody else does! Sometimes in life, you wonβt always get the encouragement and support that you desire, but donβt allow that to stop you from accomplishing YOUR dreams. Youβve got to learn how to encourage yourself and be happy for yourself in spite of. Everybody wonβt be happy for you, and thatβs okay. Be happy for yourself and always see the best in yourself! Do it for YOU. Donβt focus on the negative. Negativity is only a distraction. Stay the course and stay focused! Be encouraged and do GREAT things. Youβve got this!
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Stephanie Lahart
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Some women think being arrogant, selfish, bitter and looking down on others are qualities of being an Independent, strong, powerful and successful business women. No matter how high you are in life. Never look down on others and never forget humanity.
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D.J. Kyos
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I am no feminist. Even though the term "feminism" is founded upon the basic principle of gender equality, it possesses its own fundamental gender bias, which makes it inclined towards the wellbeing of women, over the wellbeing of the whole society. And if history has shown anything, it is that such fundamental biases in time corrupt even the most glorious ideas and give birth to prejudice, bigotry and differentiation.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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She is a strong girl and one day she will win the world.
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Avijeet Das
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SHE Can. SHE Does. SHE Wins.
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Stephanie Lahart
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I Am Female. Empowered, powerful, and greatness!
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Stephanie Lahart
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Her character became a label based on what she wore
The girl in the mini skirt soon began to be called a whore
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Manali Manan Desai (A Rustic Mind)
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What made a girl a damsel in distress? Were they not allowed claws? Mosca had a hunch that if all damsels had claws, they would spend a lot less time in distress.
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Frances Hardinge (Fly Trap)
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Imagine how different the world would be if little girls were taught to set boundaries as often as they were taught to be polite.
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Hailey Paige Magee (Stop People Pleasing: And Find Your Power)
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I don't get why men feel insecure when they meet a confident woman! As for me, I'd feel much more secure if every city, every state, every nation in the world is run by women than men.
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Abhijit Naskar (Vatican Virus: The Forbidden Fiction)
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Most females are dissatisfied with how they look and battle with countless insecurities, not realizing that you look most beautiful when you think you donβt. I wish that women and girls all over the world knew just how uniquely beautiful that we ALL are. Loving yourself for who YOU are is empowering! Thereβs great freedom in being unbothered by other peopleβs opinion of you.
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Stephanie Lahart
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Here is the thing that is true about fire: it creates power, but it also creates destruction. My fire has fueled many victories, but it has destroyed what I had with the person I love most in the world.
My fire had caused me much pain but I can't put it out. I don't want to.
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Jordyn Taylor (The Paper Girl of Paris)
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My Blackness is just too much for some people to handle. Iβm a confident, intelligent, beautiful, and powerful Black woman with greatness inside my DNA. Iβm also straightforward, authentic, and unapologetic. Iβm a driven, resilient Black woman with integrity, and I gladly take on challenges with my head held high. Iβm not afraid to use my voice, Iβm not afraid to be uniquely me, Iβm not afraid to stand alone, and Iβm not afraid to step outside of my comfort zone. Iβm a Black Queen that doesnβt make excuses, I find solutions. I wonβt apologize for being exquisite!
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Stephanie Lahart
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I did my first nude scene--and my second and third--maybe my fourth all in one movie, thanks to Allison. Allison made me feel like I was a beautiful woman when I did those love scenes. When a man makes you feel beautiful, that's one thing. But when a woman makes you feel beautiful, she's talking about your insides, too.
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Illeana Douglas
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To be a woman is to be more than our parts.
It is to be more than the length of our lashes or the plumpness and color of our lips.
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Leah Darrow (The Other Side of Beauty: Embracing God's Vision for Love and True Worth)
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Karma is the best bitch around.
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Christina Strigas
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Woman empowered is civilization empowered.
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Abhijit Naskar (High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination)
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It's a nice thing to cook for yourself.
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Rachel Harrison (Cackle)
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Accept it⦠WOMEN do it better.
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Stephanie Lahart
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If attempting to make the world a civilized one, makes you a bad woman in the eyes of the dumb patriarchal society, then, by all means, be it.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Arise my Sister! Awake my Sister! Start walking in the path of building your own identity!
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Abhijit Naskar (The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality (Humanism Series))
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Sensual feminine empowerment is the next level of women empowerment.
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Lebo Grand
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To all the women I say, donβt ask to be saved by anyone, βmy brave baghinisβ (tigresses). Remember, if you deem yourselves as sheeps, men will treat you as such, but if you deem yourselves as tigresses, then you are the ones who will shape humanity.
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Abhijit Naskar (The Krishna Cancer (Neurotheology Series))
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When I was a little girl, I was the girl laughing at things that are actually funny. I wasn't one of them girls sitting in a circle giggling silently at stupid stuff. I LAUGHED and I laughed loud and wonderfully! I laughed at things that are funny and offensive and stirring and hilarious! Girls are raised to not have wit, to have no sense of humour, to only be quiet and sweet, and to be offended by everything! Girls are raised to not be people. I was born into this world determined to be a person! And I did it.
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C. JoyBell C.
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Empowerment wasn't defined as a static concept or standalone occurrence, but as an evolving way to rethink entire power structures and value systems, draw on shared skills and knowledge, and endow marginalized communities with tools for economic sustainability.
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Andi Zeisler (We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement)
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We are slowly reshaping womanhood in a modern generation, breaking free from the cycles of Black generational woman trauma. Grounded in the beauty of our ancestors' strengths, we embrace a shift, letting go of what no longer serves us. In our collective strength, we wield the power to flourish despite adversity, emerging as empowering forces to be reckoned with.
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Jenaitre Farquharson
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In fact what is pleasing and instills a sense of control in girls and women isn't sexualisation but the power. Several studies show that the positive emotions experienced by women who self sexualize in social media for example are not actually correlated to the degree of self sexualisation but to a specific motivation - being admired, attracting attention, the likes and followers of social media. Those are symbols of influence, and Status that is a far more accurate reflection of what women are reporting as is the fact that sexualisation remains the most available, Albeit a very narrow, route to power for girls. Power and empowerment are not the same. Neither is sexual objectification and sexuality which are often confused.
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Soraya Chemaly (Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger)
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Empowerment looks like cultivating the wisdom to make the best choices we can out of what are customarily a piss-poor set of options. Power looks like the ability to create better options. The powerlessness and capriciousness of being repeatedly jammed up at the personal and political crossroads of one's intersection while a watching world pretends not to see there, needing help, is how it feels to be a Black woman on an ordinary day.
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Brittney Cooper (Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower)
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Girl power reduces the theoretical complexity of feminism to a cheery slogan ("GIRLS KICK ASS!"); it represents the ultimate commodification of empowerment; it reinforces the simplistic conception of feminism as being, at heart, "all about choices." But most of all, it it grabbed the rhetoric from one of the most potentially powerful, yet woefully misunderstood, feminist uprisings of my generation, discarded every ounce of political heft, and reduced it to cheap iron-on letters on a baby T.
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Rachel Fudge
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Itβs time to stop hiding. Itβs time to know your power, claim your voice, and tip the balance back toward a feminine future. To restore balance. Itβs not about man vs. woman. Rulers vs. religion. Command and conquer. This is about harmony. Unity. Removing what has defined and divided us. Itβs time to become activated Goddesses.
Understand. These shifts are going to make your earth move. So if you know one thing, know this, that if you hold your Goddess energy, your truthful emotion, in your soul, nothing can shake you.
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Emma Mildon (Evolution of Goddess: A Modern Girl's Guide to Activating Your Feminine Superpowers)
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My Blackness is just too much for some people to handle. Iβm a confident, intelligent, beautiful, and powerful Black woman with greatness inside my DNA. Iβm also straightforward, authentic, and unapologetic. Iβm a driven, resilient Black woman with integrity and I gladly take on challenges with my head held high. Iβm not afraid to use my voice, Iβm not afraid to be uniquely me, Iβm not afraid to stand alone, and Iβm not afraid to step outside of my comfort zone. Iβm a Black Queen that doesnβt make excuses, I find solutions. I wonβt apologize for being exquisite!
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Stephanie Lahart
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Hue-Man Nature
If anyone forgot to tell you, you're magical.
With skin that reflects, absorbs, and rejoices in the sun oh how lucky must you be to have had your spirit framed and encased in LIGHT skin. You beautiful Hue-man you...some would even say your super powers are sun-activated. Just Look at you majestically Being. You really just going to be out here living in HD huh? You are so damn dope for that! Actually, everything about you is Super...even radiant.
And just in case you were ever feeling anything less, this is your reminder that you were created to be nothing less than MAGICAL.
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Kierra C.T. Banks
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In the power of my newfound strength, I saw clearlyβeven though Iβd been empowered to have my old college finally address my βhorrific trauma,β make me finally feel heard, this event would never have happened had I not first given myself my own voice, the permission to call my rape rape and not shame. In telling, I forced the school that silenced me, that minimized my trauma, that blamed me for the rape, to finally respect my voice and give me the platform they should have given me in the first place. I did not need the school to call it by its name; I did it myself, and they listened. I was the powerful party that brought the closure and empowerment Iβd hoped, in first finding their invitation, that Colorado College would bring.
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Aspen Matis (Girl in the Woods: A Memoir)