Here's Every Word of America Ferrera's Big ‘Barbie’ Monologue
But nothing important, or meaningful, or beautiful, or interesting, or great ever came out of imitations. The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
This is more difficult, because there is no zeitgeist to read, no template to follow, no mask to wear. Set aside what y... See more
This is more difficult, because there is no zeitgeist to read, no template to follow, no mask to wear. Set aside what y... See more
Anna Quindlen • 1999 Mount Holyoke Commencement Speech
They are problems that come from the nearly impossible standards of perfection that women have somehow rushed to embrace, problems that come—inherently and inevitably—simply from being female. Yet they are falling on generations of women who grew up believing that none of these things were supposed to matter anymore.
Debora L. Spar • Wonder Women
Who tells you that girls are supposed to be a servant? Look at yourself, you are so full of power! So great! We need to understand the power we are having, and if our world is not a letting us climb high, if they are removing the ladder for us to climb, let we women bend our backs on top of each other and make a ladder for ourselves, by ourselves!”
Abi Daré • And So I Roar: A Novel
We are responsible for the choices we make and the ideas we buy into. And the best part is that we can still love our Barbie Dream Campers—and transform them into powerful, inspiring and unstoppable vehicles.