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“I demand to be loved. I demand to be respected. I demand to be understood.
“Here must all distrust be left.
“Open your mind, for what you hear is not what you believe.
“Let the equality be established: men and women are two parts of one perfect whole.
“Women's stories, once whispered, must now be shouted loud, demanding to be heard.
“We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing must be attained.
“Don't shy away from discomfort. Lean into it. It's how we grow.
“Don't ever let anyone tell you that you're not good enough.
“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.
“Give up the ego, realize the Self. This is liberation.
“Reject the foreign customs and return to the sacred practices of our ancestors.
“If they burn our fields, we will burn theirs. If they kill, we will kill.
“There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than to make men understand.
“Our stories are our heritage. We must keep them alive.
“I will not be the tributary of any foreign power.
“Every moment of your life is a step toward your destination. Make sure your destination is worthy.
“Your voice is important. Use it.
“Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter it take with you your all.
“Listen more to things than to beings. Hear the fire's voice, hear the water's voice.
“Knowledge must be self‑defined, not imposed.