RUBY ROSE TURNER
“I focused on my work, my family, my friends. And I found myself being a lot happier. I made so many memories that week. I listened to music. In the car, instead of looking at my phone, I would look out the window. Just little things that you miss out on when you’re glued to social media.” GL
KELLY CLARKSON
“I’ve just had so many jerks in my life tell me what I should be doing. ‘This is what a pop star should do, blah blah blah.’ It really helped me signify for myself what I should be doing for me. So I kind of thank all those jerks. It helped solidify who I am.” People Magazine
“I was really shy when I was little. We moved around, there was a divorce. I had total abandonment issues.” -People
VENUS WILLIAMS
“Growing up, I was taught that if I saw something that wasn’t right, I had to do something, say something, and not censor myself.” Glamour
YARA SHAHIDI
“What remain a through line in each and every project-and any world that I occupy-is that I want there to be a greater purpose. That purpose may be as simple as providing joy or it may be helping in the field of equity or amplifying other people’s voices. But my metric for success is having an impact on something greater than myself.” Glamour
AVA DUVERNAY
“A healthy amount of fear is a good thing. Let it drive you.” Glamour Magazine
TARAJI P. HENSON
“To remind students every day they are worthy, that they are beautiful.” People Magazine
TARAJI P. HENSON
“My father always told me, ‘If you are blessed, then it’s your job to go out to the world and bless someone else.'” People Magazine
ANGELINA JOLIE
“You can always put on a pretty dress, but it doesn’t matter what you wear on the outside if your mind isn’t strong enough. There is nothing more attractive-you might even say enchanting-than a woman with an independent will and her own opinions.” Elle Magazine
AGELINA JOLIE
“Who we are meant to be in life is something we all have to work out for ourselves. I think we can often go offtrack as women, because our instinct is to nurture or to adjust ourselves to society’s expectations. It can be hard to take the time to ask ourselves who we truly want to be- not what we think people will approve of or accept, but who we really are. But when you listen to yourself, you can make the choice to step forward and learn and change.” Elle Magazine