"Human beings the world over
need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full
potential. We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want
to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build
up their own country themselves." ~Aung San Suu Kyi
"There was one of two things
I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the
other." ~Harriet Tubman
"Carry out a random act of
kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day
someone might do the same for you."
"They say it is better to be
poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like
moderately rich and just moody?"
"People think that at the end
of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for
me." ~Princess Diana
“All our problems, all our
disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction
if we address the question” "You can imprison a man, but not an
idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an
idea." ~Benazir Bhutto
"Then that little man
in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause
Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did Christ come
from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him. If the first woman
God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these
women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up
again! ~Sojourner Truth
There are countless women to
honor, women from every country, every culture, every imaginable background,
who used their lives to make a significant difference not only in the
lives of other women in their own days, but in the lives of all people in the
time that followed them. I've selected a few to represent the masses who
changed the world. Thank you!
For the young women just growing
up today, and for those to come in years ahead, you have a mantle to carry,
lifted with strength and dignity by the ladies who came before you, bear it well.
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