Wise
Words
Below are some of Jo's favorite quotations. Selected quotations are used throughout each chapter in It Takes A Woman to Empower Women.

Acts of Kindness
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Great acts are made up of small deeds. ~ Lao Tzu
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There is no greater gift than thinking you have some impact on the world for the better. ~ Gloria Steinem
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Don’t look for big things, just do small things with great love. ~ Mother Teresa
Dreams & Dreaming
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If you can dream it, you can do it. ~ Walt Disney
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Trust yourself to create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. ~Golda Meir
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. ~ Helen Keller
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If our dreams weren’t already real within us, we couldn’t even dream them. ~ Gloria Steinem
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If you dream little, you get little. But, if you dream big, you get big. ~ Jo
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You are here to become whatever you want to become. ~ Glennon Doyle
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Self Empowerment
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Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there is nothing without it. ~ Gloria Steinem
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We’re imperfect, but still worthy of love and loving. ~ Jo
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Owning our story and loving ourselves through the process is the bravest thing we will ever do. ~ Brené Brown
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Being fully human is not about feeling happy; it’s about feeling everything. ~ Glennon Doyle​
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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~ Albert Einstein
The Power of Women
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​My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it’s very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and to do what she needs to do. ~ Ani DiFranco
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Behind every great woman... is another great woman. ~ Kate Hodges​
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There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. ~ Michelle Obama
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What the world needs are masses of women who are entirely out of control. ~ Glennon Doyle
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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders. ~ Sheryl Sandberg
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Condemning Abuse
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Power over others is weakness designed as strength. ~ Eckhart Tolle
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Women themselves have the right to live in dignity and freedom from want and freedom from fear. ~ Kofi Annan
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Don’t ever let anyone make you feel like you don’t matter. ~ Michelle Obama