“Looking for validation based on others’ approval will take you off your path and away from your authentic self. When you really are centered in yourself and you’re singing your song within, you’ll be with the people that you’re meant to be with, and you’ll be in the right place.” -People
Category: Being Different
Tyler Perry
In reference to sexual abuse, Tyler Perry stated, “It was rape, I didn’t know what was going on or the far-reaching effects of it. I just moved through it. ‘Boys don’t cry, shut up and move on.’ Holding on to all of that, not knowing what to do with it, there was a lot of anger in my teenage years, in my 20s. If any of it had worked, my attempts to kill myself…. I wouldn’t have gotten to the other side of all the horror. I believe that to everything there is an opposite. So for all of that pain and hell I was going through as a child, there has to be beauty. I tell anyone who is in pain, ‘Just keep going. One little step is a step.'” -People
Stacey Ervin Jr.
“The strongest people I’ve met have not been given an easier life. They’ve learned to create strength and happiness from dark places.” -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
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.”
Luke Kleintank
“I grew up really poor. There was a point when we lived in a tent for a year. Then we lived in motels. I went to school from motels. I spent the most time in a small trailer with my six brothers and sisters. I always looked at acting as therapy, but I was also driven by wanting more for myself and my family. I just bought my parents a beautiful home.” Cosmopolitan Magazine
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Katy Perry

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Bobby Berk
