“I knew my value because the world seemed to be denying it, and that just made me want to prove it even more.”— A.J. Mendez Brooks Related Quotes “Seek first the kingdom of heaven WITHIN, whereby lies an abundance of treasures and resources that you need”— Lisa Washington “The road to empowerment starts from self-awareness”— Kazeem Olalekan “To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man’s injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self-sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her, man could not be. If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than w”— Mahatma Gandhi