“Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your lives; and if, periodically, you fail as you surely will adjust your lives, not the standards.”
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“Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.”
― Believing in Ourselves: The Wisdom of Women
― Believing in Ourselves: The Wisdom of Women
“It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.”
― Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.”
― Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women
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