“So I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become…”— Oprah Winfrey, nytimes.com
“And I’ve interviewed and portrayed people who’ve withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning — even during our darkest nights.”— Oprah Winfrey, nytimes.com
“This is a girl who can turn water into fire and fire into rebirth. This is the girl who can taste death a thousand times and use it to relish life.”— Shahida Arabi, amazon.com
“I am the truth, your karma, the revolt. I am the resistance, the pieces you tried to keep shattered, coming back together again.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.”— Maya Angelou, amazon.com
“Sometimes the problem is that invisible girls are too visible, too powerful, too fierce. The world likes to box them in to contain them.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com