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“What I know now is that when we derive our worth from the relationships in our lives—the intimate ones, the social circles we belong to, the companies we work for—we give away our power and become dependent upon external validation. When that is taken away, our sense of value, and identity, goes with it.”
― More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are
― More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are
“If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“Let's be very clear. Europe is not my center, Europe is on the outskirts. After one hundred years here, did they speak my language? I speak theirs. My future does not depend on Europe, I'd like them to understand me but it makes no difference. Take the map of Africa, place Europe and America together and there's still room left. Why be a sunflower and turn toward the sun? I myself am the sun!”
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“At an early age I learned that people make mistakes, and you have to decide if their mistakes are bigger than your love for them.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
“Now that I’m an adult, I realize that kids know at a very young age when they’re being devalued, when adults aren’t invested enough to help them learn. Their anger over it can manifest itself as unruliness. It’s hardly their fault. They aren’t “bad kids.” They’re just trying to survive bad circumstances.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
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