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Ruby Dee
WOMAN CODES:
CONFIDENCE Compiled by Bilal S. Akram
"The woman who doesn’t require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet." - Mohadesa Najumi
"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity." - Ruby Dee
“I am a woman and a warrior. If you think I can't be both, you've been lied to.” - Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." - Angela Davis
“Start unknown, finish unforgettable.” - Misty Copeland
"I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is to show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of mine." - Kerry Washington
”Don’t listen to those who say YOU CAN’T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.” - Shirley Chisolm "Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine in yourself, so that you can hear it in others." - Marian Wright Edelman "I’m convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over." - Janet Jackson "Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide." - Marva Collins
12 MAY 2023 / CODE M
"Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts." - Nikki Giovanni "Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am." - Janelle Monáe Proverbs 14:1 (1) “The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” NIV