Quotes That Speak What I Perceive

"OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS NOT THAT
WE ARE INADEQUATE.
OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE
POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE.
WE ASK OURSELVES : WHO AM I TO BE BRILLIANT,
GORGEOUS, TALENTED AND FABULOUS?
ACTUALLY, WHO ARE YOU NOT TO BE?
YOUR PLAYING SMALL DOESN'T SERVE THE WORLD.
WE WERE BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY
OF GOD THAT IS WITIN US.
AND AS WE LET OUR OWN LIGHT SHINE,
WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE
PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME."

-Marianne Williamson



-"WHAT DOES IT MEAN?"
-"THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AFRAID."
-"AFRAID OF WHAT?"
-"...AFRAID OF ME."



... IF YOU WANT TO GET THERE, YOU CAN'T BE A SHRINKING VIOLET. YOU HAVE TO STAND UP AND SHOW THEM WHAT YOU CAN DO! ALRIGHT!


(All taken from the movie Akeelah and the Bee)