‘It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Are they fun when they happen ? No. But they are what make us unique.‘― Ellen Degeneres

‘LGBTQ Americans in many parts of the country can be married on Saturday, evicted from their home on Sunday, and fired on Monday simply because of who they are.‘― Edie Windsor

‘If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.‘― Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

‘Set your own course, set your own dreams, and go where you want to go, even if nobody has gone there before.‘― Anne Richards

‘If you give us a chance, women can perform. After all, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.‘― Anne Richards

‘I am just one of millions of people who have been told that in order to fulfill my dreams, in order to contribute my talents to the world, I have to resist the truth of who I am. I for one am ready to stop resisting and to start existing as my and authentic self. […]

‘Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity.‘― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

‘If women are not perceived to be fully within the structures of power, surely it is power that we need to redefine rather than women?‘― Mary Beard