“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
Author: Liz
Ruby Rose Turner
“There was bullying-just girls being nasty.” -GL
Ruby Rose Turner
“Kids my age like to grow up very fast, but I actually didn’t want to turn 13.” -GL
Lizzo
“I don’t like it when people think it’s hard for me to see myself as beautiful.” -Glamour
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
Kelly Clarkson
“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
Brie Larson
“It’s about being open to asking the tough questions, having the courage to implement changes and putting your privilege on the line.”
