The Cows

by Dawn O'Porter

I think when you’ve truly mastered the skill of enjoying your own company, happiness just comes.

if someone is about to hurt you, let them say everything they need to say – so when they are done, you can tell them to shut up if they interrupt you.

Women can’t keep complaining about how society treats them if they just take being told they’re wrong all the time and don’t react.

I think women need to stop talking about how hard being a woman is and live by the example they want to set.

Say when things are wrong, speak up when you are put down, take control of your own destiny.

By actually changing the things around ourselves, we change the world. If you don’t fight your own corner, you can’t fight anyone else’s. Be who you want to be, get what you want, and the position of women in the world will change.

As an individual, you can change the world; why wait for someone else to try to change it for you?

You have the power to shape your own destiny, you have the power to dictate how people treat you. You have the power not to be made to feel small, put down, or intimidated. As Ghandi said, ‘Be the change that you wish to see in the world’. Everything that happens to you is in your control, because you control how you respond. Don’t apologise for who you are, and don’t take shit. Don’t be a victim. Feminism needs you to step up. Get what you want. Just go out there, and take it.

We can boldly say that men are no better, stronger or more worthy of status, money or power.

no matter how big your life is, how far you spread your wings, when it comes down to it, it’s a tiny unit that really matters. As long as that is strong, so are you. I have my tiny unit, and I feel pretty indestructible right now.

But the truth is, sometimes you just love people right away. It doesn’t matter how many times you look them in the eye.

The world flips and changes constantly; the best we can do is remain ourselves.