African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.
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Related African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way ... WANGARI MAATHAI More than any woman I ever knew, she comforted.' -Mrs. Huxley about Emma DEBORAH HEILIGMAN That's silly,' said Martha. 'Friends should always tell each other the truth. JAMES MARSHALL Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women... JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN In this long eternal quest to be more like our Savior, may we try to be “perfect” men and women ... JEFFREY R. HOLLAND And we learned that you don't have to be famous or rich or physically healthy to be a leader. You ju... JOAN BAUER There is no tomorrow to remember if we don’t do something today, and to live most fully today, we ... THOMAS S. MONSON Beauty—real everlasting beauty—lives not on our faces, but in our attitude and our actions. It l... JUSTINA CHEN We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL The sad heart needs work to do. JOAN BAUER Like the vital rudder of a ship, we have been provided a way to determine the direction we travel. T... THOMAS S. MONSON There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the p... EPICTETUS We must be more and more to each other, my dear wife.' -Charles Darwin to wife Emma upon loss of dau... DEBORAH HEILIGMAN I wish you knew how I value you; and what an inexpressible blessing it is to have one whom one can a... DEBORAH HEILIGMAN Remember that yours is not the only heart that may be wishing for love. CAMERON DOKEY Well, I have lost you; and I lost you fairly; In my own way, and with my full consent. Say... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY I hate that just because you happen to be good at something,people automatically think that's what m... AMBER SMITH Yes! Very funny this terrible thing is. A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls i... JOSEPH CONRAD Do I have the courage of being a ruthless man to myself with the complete knowledge on my manner or ... FEREIDOON YAZDI To have the cognitive abilities to do research and development is vital to a forever expanding world... GARY F EVANS... Each of us is under a divinely spoken obligation to reach out with pardon and mercy and to forgive o... DIETER F. UCHTDORF A proverb in the Old Testament states: 'He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he t... GORDON B. HINCKLEY Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are... THOMAS S. MONSON The Lord gives us a spirit of hope and a feeling of comfort and confidence that we can overcome the ... L. LIONEL KENDRICK The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time... DOUGLAS WOOD What men and women need is encouragement. Their natural resisting powers should be strengthened, not... ELEANOR H. PORTER Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then ... JOSEPH SMITH JR. Many people have asked me, 'How do you make a single life a happy one? My answer is, 'Create the bes... KRISTEN MCMAIN OAKS As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we have a responsibility to make our m... KRISTEN MCMAIN OAKS If God give you strength and courage, don't use it to intimidate people or overpower them, rather us... ANTHONY LICCIONE The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
can... LEWIS N. ROE Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The role of the
Christian is to let other people know what Jesus has done, not to
think of themselve... LEWIS N. ROE Naturalistic atheism debunks itself. It
has no power to explain even some
of the most basic principl... LEWIS N. ROE It's important to understand that if
someone calls themselves a Christian, it does not automatically... LEWIS N. ROE He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be. CRAIG GROESCHEL And as you come to know Him, you're becoming like Him. The more you are like Him, the more different... CRAIG GROESCHEL You must remember that you are my prime treasure (and always have been).' Emma Darwin to husban... DEBORAH HEILIGMAN Give someone a thought, and they will produce an act;
When they sow that act, they will reap a habit... PERRY ROTHENBAUM Negativity is like a wash of black rain after a nuclear explosion .To avert this from happening you ... GARY F EVANS... To be or not to be. That's not really a question. JEAN-LUC GODARD stop looking for job, create one. SOTONYE ANGA Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _... GEORGE MACDONALD Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT To be rich simply means,to be able to meet people's need. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) when your heart touched mine,I knew then we were one. THERESA M WILSON To be rich simply means to be beneficial to others. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The atheist might have
no proof for the
supernatural, but they
also have no proof
against it. If we ... LEWIS N. ROE Either we are running ‘from’ what we fear, or running ‘to’ what we fear. The former is a cho... CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH Our testimonies, our closeness to our Father in Heaven, and our ability to serve and love and laugh ... KRISTEN MCMAIN OAKS The choice for devoted Latter-day Saint women is not just to simply go forward and try to be happy a... KRISTEN MCMAIN OAKS The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO When looking for evidence that something exists, it's silly
to start by assuming that it is impossib... LEWIS N. ROE Using the scientific knowledge that we
currently possess, we can take simple logical steps, backed b... LEWIS N. ROE A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung... PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES In some strange way, this was meant to be. JOEL GRETSCH Shaq pe hai yaqeen unko, Yaqeen pe hai shaq Mujhy..... .....Kis ka jhoot jhoot hai, K... VISHAL BHARADWAJ - HAIDER FILM I think that many people will intentionally overlook all of the lifeless facts about their relations... C. JOYBELL C. To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. GOLDA MEIR To be mad is worse than not to be if this is what it is. JOHNNY RICH Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy "To go outside, and there perchance to stay Or to re... HENRY N. BEARD Meant to be" allows for lazy. The idea of destiny alleviates anxiety; it comforts us. We stop believ... STEPHANIE KLEIN To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong being. TOM ROBBINS I thank God for schools that are serious about the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are vital to perpetu... JAMES C. DOBSON The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women do... JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Whether you say that a god does exist, or that none do, it is a claim
to know (or at least believe i... LEWIS N. ROE How to be wealthy;Birth an idea & then take it to the market place & believe that the market place w... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) It's a sheer and an utter nonsense to even think or imagine that a person can gain and retain people... ANUJ SOMANY How to be perfect;Think nothing,say nothing & do nothing. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) How to be Great;The moment you realize & accept the ordinary fact that those doing great things toda... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) How to be great;Think of a gigantic & unheard of idea to birth & nurture & inside it lies your great... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Stay true to yourself.Take everyday challenge in your stride & strive to make journey of life exactl... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Be true to yourself.Give wings of confidence & courage to your endeavour. Your strength is reflected... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Be true to yourself.Let your belief & thoughts for right cause are not compromised at any cost thoug... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Just because you love someone doesn't mean you're meant to be together. MICHAELA D. If you can put your mind to it anything can be achieved but to pull something out of nothing althoug... GARY F EVANS... What's meant to be will always find a way. TRISHA YEARWOOD if we're really meant to be together, someday we're going to find our way back to each other. ALEXANDER A. MANANTAN Well, well, well I am trap in well, half way to hell. DEYTH BANGER 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON Men aren't the way they are because they want to drive women crazy; they've been trained to ... BARBARA DE ANGELIS Face your fears by remembering the power of God's cleaning truth. To change the way you are, change ... CRAIG GROESCHEL The words I'm singing now
Mean nothing more than meow to an animal THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... Let's put it this way: art house theaters are vanishing. They have almost disappeared completely... WERNER HERZOG In a day and age where it seems like women want to be with unstable, psychotic, manipulative freaks;... C. JOYBELL C. In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been wi... DOUGLAS ADAMS If you look at most women's writing, women writers will describe women differently from the way ... LORRIE MOORE I saw the devastation and I wanted to help. People need to know that ... we are here for them. They ... JOHN WILLIAMS
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