The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • More wisdom from Maya Angelou

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    In her last Tweet, Maya Angelou wrote, “Listen to yourself, and, in the quietude, you might hear the voice of God.”

  • Wisdom from Maya Angelou

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    These are some of our favorite Maya Angelou quotes. Nothing will work unless you do. Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Love…

  • Are you afraid?

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    Joan of Arc once explained what she did when she was afraid. She just acted as if she wasn’t. She once said, “It’s that simple. Try it. Say to yourself, ‘Yes, I am afraid. But, it’s nobody else’s business.’ So, go on, go on. And you do go on.” I have had this quote for…

  • How smart are you?

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    A new poll shows that 96 percent of Americans think they are more intelligent than the average person, according to the May 23, 2014, issue of The Week. How smart are you? Of course, I think you’re smarter than the average person. Much smarter! This silly statistic made me think about how often I compare…

  • How to make prison cheesecake

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    Piper Kerman learns a lot during the 13 months she spends at the federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut. Like how to make prison cheesecake in the microwave with graham crackers, margarine, Laughing Cow cheese, vanilla pudding, Cremora and lemon juice. She also learns that sometimes all you can do is make the best of…

  • Wisdom from Malala

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    Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan in 2012 because she demanded that girls be allowed to get an education. Malala says: “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” “Let us pick up our books and our pens; they are the most powerful weapons.” “I will raise up…

  • Remember the girls in Nigeria

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    The terrorist group Boko Haram recently kidnapped 276 Nigerian schoolgirls who were trying to get an education. “You will not do school again,” the terrorists told the girls. “You shall do Islamic school.” That was the report from one of the six girls who escaped, wrote Adam Nossiter in The New York Times. Those words…

  • Malala and Gabrielle

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    Malala Yousafzai, who demanded that girls be allowed to get an education, was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan in 2012. Gabrielle Giffords, a retired member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was shot in a Safeway parking lot in Arizona in 2011. “Malala is a testament that women everywhere will…

  • Don’t hire me to type

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    Elizabeth Warren, United States senator, once was a law school student applying for an internship with a Wall Street law firm. During an interview, one of the firm’s partners leaned back in his chair, scowled at her resume and looked up at her with barely concealed contempt. “There’s a typographical error on your resume,” he…

  • What are your stories?

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    My friend Cody loves books and stories. “People can be transformed by a story,” Cody says. I agree. I have been transformed by the stories I have read and heard, fiction and nonfiction, about other people. Most important, I know the power of the stories I tell myself about myself and my history—and about what…