Fun & Famous
THE 6 MOST POWERFUL STATEMENTS BY WOMEN FROM 2016
2016. May I say that I am happy that we can toast to a new year tomorrow evening? Of course, every year has its ups and downs, but I don't know what it has been with the past year, it just seems like the world hit rock bottom. In terms of society, in terms of losing our heroes from the eighties, Trump who becomes the new president in America ... The only sparkling thing about this year, I found, were the female heroes who kept fighting for equality between men and women. Hillary Clinton may be the best example who ran for the presidency in America for the first time in history. But I also mention a Jennifer Aniston who reminded us all that you can determine for yourself what you want with your life; partner or no partner, child or no child – your choice, not someone else's.
So ladies, this is especially for you. Powerful words from powerful women to take into the new year:
‘I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but some day someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now. And to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.’
– Hillary Clinton
‘[Barack and I] explain that when someone is cruel, or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level – no, our motto is, when they go low, we go high.’
– Michelle Obama
‘We are complete with or without a mate, with or without a child. We get to decide for ourselves what is beautiful when it comes to our bodies. That decision is ours and ours alone.’
– Jennifer Aniston
“Powerful words from powerful women”
‘Women have been oppressed for so long that they believe what men have to say about them… As women, we have to start appreciating our own worth and each other’s worth. Seek out strong women to befriend, to align yourself with, to learn from, to collaborate with, to be inspired by, to support, and enlightened by.’
– Madonna
‘We have the opportunity to contribute to a society where any girl can look at a billboard or magazine cover and see her own reflection… You have the power to change perception, to inspire and empower, and to show people how to embrace their complications and see the flaws, and the true beauty and strength that’s inside all of us.’
– Beyoncé
‘…I believe that the most inexpensive and perhaps the best medicine in the world is words. Kind words…positive words.’
– Lady Gaga
And as Ellen DeGeneres always says: ‘Be kind to one another’, and then I am sure that 2017 will be a very beautiful year.
