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“A Woman in harmony with her spirit
is like a river flowing.
She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination
prepared to be herself
and only herself ”
― Maya Angelou

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")”
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!”
― Maya Angelou

“Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.”
― Maya Angelou, Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women

“Every woman should have a youth she's content to leave behind and a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to telling it in her old age”
― Pamela Redmond Satran

“A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black
lace bra... ”
― Pamela Redmond Satran

“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter