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"Things are always given to us when we need them (Acheron)." "That's so not true," Wulf said. "Actually it is. You just have to decide if you're strong enough, brave enough, to seize it and make ityours (Acheron)."

"If you have strength, why won't you work?"

"There is no harm in trying... Trying improves your skills, enhances your stamina and encourages you to excel. Give it a try... Even in trying moments, keep trying. You will never regret it!"

"A very wise man once told me that you can't look back-you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future."

"You got to insist on your success, resist every obstacle and persist in times of difficulty and you will get there."

"Your true freedom is making your own decisions."

"Stay strong. Focus on the ultimate goal."

"For our people, butterflies are a symbol of hope. It's said that if you capture one in your hands and whisper your dreams to it, it will carry them up to the heavens so that the wish can be granted."

"You only get to keep what you refuse to let go of."

"You are a dynamo, and every day offers a choice to create a life you love."
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"We need more portrayals of women as competent professionals and happy mothers - or even happy professionals and competent mothers."


"As a child I never thought about what I wanted to be, but I thought a lot about what I wanted to do."


"I don't pretend there aren't biological differences, but I don't believe the desire for leadership is hardwired biology, not the desire to win or excel. I believe that it's socialization, that we're socializing our daughters to nurture and our boys to lead."


"At best, people are open to scrutinizing themselves and considering their blind spots; at worst, they become defensive and angry."


"Women don't take enough risks. Men are just 'foot on the gas pedal.' We're not going to close the achievement gap until we close the ambition gap."


"It's more pressure on women to - if they marry or partner with someone, to partner with the right person. Because you cannot have a full career and a full life at home with your children if you are also doing all of the housework and child care."


"I'm not telling women to be like men. I'm telling us to evaluate what men and women do in the workforce and at home without the gender bias."


"In November 2011, San Francisco magazine ran a story on female entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and illustrated it by superimposing the featured women's heads onto male bodies. The only body type they could imagine for successful entrepreneurship was wearing a tie or a hoodie. Our culture needs to find a robust image of female success that is first, not male, and second, not a white woman on the phone, holding a crying baby."
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