“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”

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

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

“If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

“There's power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice.”

“We’re all water from different rivers, that’s why it’s so easy to meet; we’re all water in this vast, vast ocean, someday we’ll evaporate together.”

“Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it.”

“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.”

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity.”

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.

“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”

“Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn’t.”

“Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.”

“Social change is brought about by those who dare and act, who can think unconventionally and who can court unpopularity.”

“Tolerance and compassion are active, not passive states, born of the capacity to listen, to observe and to respect others.”

“I raise up my voice—not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard… We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.”

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

“Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.”

“I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better.”

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