The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because sh*t worked out. They got that way because sh*t went wrong, and they handled it. They handled it in a thousand different ways, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes.
- Elizabeth Gilbert

If I don't poke my head out of my shell and show people who I am, all anyone will ever think I am is my shell.

- Shonda Rimes

You have to be odd to be number one.
- Dr. Seuss

"'Damaged people,' she said, 'are dangerous,  for we have already drowned in the darkness, and we know that if we kick strong enough we can survive.'"
- Helen Hollick

Fighting has taught me not to give up, even if everything inside of me is telling me that I am not good enough. It’s taught me that when I hear that voice, to treat it like any other liar. Ignore it.
- Lauren Sugihara-Daniels

Facing it — always facing it — that’s the way to get through.
- Joseph Conrad

Don't give up! It's not over. The universe is balanced. Every set-back bears with it the seeds of a come-back.
- Steve Maraboli

Though she be but little, she is fierce.
- William Shakespeare

And everything is going to be just fine
Just fine
And though I can’t rely on what tomorrow will bring
It might be a lot more fun
To make it up as we go along
Two of us together as one
Making up as we go along

- Lonesound

Be proud of your pain, for you are stronger than those with none.
- Lois Lowry

You're on the ride; you might as well open your eyes. 

- Jessica Riddle

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
- Regina Brett

I marvel at how even the wrong choices can keep us on the right path. How the worst mistake can wind up being the best thing that ever happened to us.
- Katie Klein

You, with your words like knives
And swords and weapons that you use against me
You have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feeling like I'm nothing
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded
You picking on the weaker man

You can take me down with just one single blow
But you don't know, what you don't know...

Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
- Taylor Swift

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.
- Issac Asimov

She stood in the storm, & when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.
- Elizabeth Edwards

But I will remain where the top begins
Cause I am not a word, I am not a line
I am not a girl that can ever be defined
I am not fly, I am levitation
I represent an entire generation
I hear the criticism loud and clear
That is how I know that the time is near
 - Nicki Minaj

I’m still fly, I’m sky high, and I dare anybody to try to cut my wings.
- Drake

The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.
- Margaret Chase Smith