“It’s also important to realize that it’s okay to be the first. If you constantly look for role models who look like you, then there won’t be any firsts.”— Condoleezza Rice, 2001-2009.state.gov
“How many women had to hit that glass before the pressure of their effort caused it to evolve from a thick pane of glass into just a thin sheet of splintered ice? … Making it through the glass ceiling to the other side was simply a matter of running on a path created by every other woman’s footprints…”— Shonda Rhimes, hollywoodreporter.com
“[She is] a woman so strong she burns heaven and drenches hell.”— John Green, Miles 'Pudge' Halter, amazon.com
“Now there you have a sample of man’s ‘reasoning powers,’ as he calls them. He observes certain facts. For instance, that in all his life he never sees the day that he can satisfy one woman; also, that no woman ever sees the day that she can’t overwork, and defeat, and put out of commission any ten m…”— Mark Twain, amazon.com
“You just have to say to yourself, 'I'm not willing to accept anything less than what I deserve! I am smart! I am beautiful! I am a good woman and I deserve to be happy!”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“Simply telling her you love her is not enough, you have to consistently show her as well. It’s the combination of the two that makes it believable.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“Don't try to be 'better' that her ex, be 'different' from her ex. She's tired of the same old thing. She's ready for you to show her something different.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“When you have to rely on yesterday's happiness in a relationship, to get you through today, it might be time to move on.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“She doesn’t want you to try to impress her by doing all these wonderful things, in the beginning, knowing that you have no intentions of continuing them once she’s fallen for you; that's false advertising. What she wants is for you to be honest and real with her, from the start, so she can make an i…”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“Just because he made a good best friend doesn't necessarily mean that he will make a good boyfriend.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“Some men have so convinced themselves that a good woman does not exist that they subconsciously will ruin a relationship, with a good woman, just to prove themselves right.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“Some of you are considering going back to the wrong man, not because he deserves a second chance, but because loneliness has caused you to forget why you left him in the first place. Stay focused.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“When a woman truly loves a man, the only person who can mess that up is that man himself.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“Make sure you don't break yourself, trying to fix a man that is already broken.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“You being able to see the potential in a man means nothing until he sees it himself.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“She’s single, not because she can’t find a man, but because she’s waiting for the right man to come along and make her feel so secure in the relationship that loving him just comes natural and easy.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“The more time you take in the beginning, to choose the right man, the less time you'll waste, in the end, dealing with the wrong one.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“'Friends with benefits' is a creative way of him saying he thinks you're good enough to sleep with, but not worthy of his loyalty and commitment.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“Why settle for being a 'side' or a 'main' when there is a good man out there waiting to make you his 'only.'”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com
“She’s had her heart broken, yet she’s not afraid to love; what she is afraid of is wasting any more years of her life loving and supporting a man just to, in the end, have her heart broken and find herself having to start all over again.”— Mr. Amari Soul, amazon.com