Aysia Stephens

“We live in a bit of a dog-eat-dog world, and instead of supporting one another to the top, we are trampled on by the over-ambitious.”
― Chase Hill, Healthy Boundaries: How to Set Strong Boundaries, Say No Without Guilt, and Maintain Good Relationships With Your Parents, Family, and Friends

“I cannot refuse cases on the grounds that I don’t align myself with a client. If I could, I would not have represented a large number of my clients, particularly the ones who have openly told me that they don’t like black people or that they don’t want to be represented by a woman (either not caring or failing to realise that I am both of a black heritage and a woman).”
― Alexandra Wilson, In Black and White: A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System

“When we can see ourselves as we truly are and accept ourselves, we build the necessary foundation for self-love.”
― bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions