“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker

“You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” — Diane von Furstenberg

“You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.” — Melissa Etheridge

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” — Tina Fey

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” — Madeleine Albright

“There is no such thing as ugly. That’s a word that doesn’t really enter my vocabulary. If there’s any definition to being perfect, you’re perfect at being yourself.” — Zendaya

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” — Maya Angelou

“I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.” — Serena Williams

“I am not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” — Louisa May Alcott

“You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.” — Leymah Gbowee

“No one likes feeling vulnerable and uncomfortable and weak. But I really have found that it’s in those moments when I go there that there’s a kind of magic.” — Emma Watson

“No matter what you look like or think you look like, you’re special and loved and perfect just the way you are.” — Ariel Winter

“I like life spent, in good or bad, doing something significant. Perhaps the only thing I fear is boredom.” — Miuccia Prada

“I don’t believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don’t judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.” — Angelina Jolie

“The art of life is not controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us.” — Gloria Steinem

“I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.” — Meryl Streep

“It’s okay not to know what you want to do with the rest of your life. It’s a journey to find your direction or your passion so don’t get frustrated by the mistakes and setbacks.” — Selena Gomez

“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.” — Michelle Obama

“I dream big. . . You have to have confidence in yourself!” — Kelly Clarkson