I know black women in Tennessee who have worked all their lives, from the time they were twelve years old to the day they died. These women don't listen to the women's liberation rhetoric because they know that it's nothing but a bunch of white women who had certain life-styles and who want to change those life-styles.

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I truly, truly believe that beauty is something that comes from within.

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The best way to enjoy your job is to imagine yourself without one.

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People hear you on the level you speak to them from. Speak from your heart, and they will hear with theirs.

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Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.

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Growth inside fuels growth outside.

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I will not let anyone scare me out of my full potential. — Nicki Minaj

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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. — Nelson Mandela

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Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion; To love everybody sincerely; To act in everything with the highest motives; To trust God unhesitatingly. ― Helen Keller

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Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.

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